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South to Black Power
America's next great migration.
In his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times opinion columnist Charles M. Blow calls for a “reverse Great Migration” of African Americans from the North back to the South to upend today’s political power structures while reclaiming the land and culture they left behind. South to Black Power does more than illustrate Blow’s enlightening ideas; we journey through Blow’s personal story, from his childhood in Louisiana to his role as father to young adult children in New York City, showing us the hard-won truths behind his vision for the future.
Top Billed Cast
Charles M. Blow Self
Stacey Abrams Self (archive footage)
Janean Armstrong Self
Derrika Bailey Self
Dean Baquet Self
Cherie Beasley Self
Douglas Blow Self
Freddie Mae Blow Self
Marvin Blow Self
Tahj Blow Self
Keisha Lance Bottoms Self
Asiaha Butler Self
Kwame Ture Self
Phil Donahue Self
Medgar Evers Self
Milton Fitch Self
George Perry Floyd Jr. Self
Shirley Franklin Self
Eric Garner Self
Elijah Grace Self
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