Academy Awards, USA 1990
| Nominated Oscar | Best Documentary, Features Richard Kilberg Yvonne Smith |
Directed by Richard Kilberg
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Docurama)
Straightforward biography of the influential black politician from New York. As far back as the 20s and 30s he was involved in "Civil Rights" activism in Harlem, long before it burst onto the national scene in the turbulent 60s. In that sense, he was a true precursor to a struggle which continues today. However, in his later years, after nearly 20 years in Congress, he became ineffectual, both politically, as names such as Martin Luther King began to eclipse his own, and personally, succumbing to a lavish lifestyle of alcohol and women.
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