Anne Braden: Southern Patriot The Story of a Civil Rights Activist
A moving, in-depth biography of an organizer and journalist who for a remarkable 60 years participated in the most significant movements for racial and economic justice in this country's most conservative region - the South.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. praised her steadfast activism in support of civil rights and civil liberties, but she was threatened, attacked, indicted and labeled a "Communist agitator" and "race traitor" by white supremacists. Her conservative background gave her special insight into white racism, why it poses such a great obstacle to social change in this country and what progressive white people can do to end it.
Winner of the 2013 Kentucky History Award for Documentary Film from the Kentucky Historical Society.
"A gem of a film, accented by freedom fighters who carved a path through a traumatized, violent, racist South, to make way for one of the largest and most effective nonviolent movements for social change the world has ever seen."- Joan Baez
"Provides a compelling portrait of one woman's enduring commitment to overcoming white supremacy." - The Oral History Review
Running Time
78 mins
Year
2012
Kanopy ID
1116228
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Have heard about this film for several years; glad I got to see it. Excellent tribute to a courageous woman.
Have been wanting to see this film for several years,so was delighted to see that it on kanopy's list. Excellent film about a courageous woman.