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Civil Rights Documentary Raers-A Time For Burning

DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts
edited March 2009 in Strut Central
The Producer of this movie died recently. Read his NYT obit and was fascinated to read about this seminal 1966 release. I was surprised that I had never even heard of this film, even as a Black Studies major in college. Probably the first really important CR documentary. Unbelievably real schitt record of one Pastor's attempt to start an interracial dialog in his Omaha congregation. Heartbreaking and so on point. Here's the trailer, full doc available below:

A Time For Burning

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  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    Great film...thanks for posting.

    Would love to see a follow up where they interview the young kids in 2009 and get their take on how things have changed.
  • DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts
    Rich, couldn't find much about the preacher Youngdahl but the barber, Ernie Chambers, went on to become a lawyer and Nebraska state senator for over 2 decades. Here's the link.
  • JRootJRoot 861 Posts
    RAD. Thanks DrWu.
  • DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts
    RAD. Thanks DrWu.

    You're welcome.

    (WARNING PLOT REVEAL)


    Didn't you find yourself wincing as the young Rev wound his way to the realization that even talking about race was beyond his supposedly liberal/Christian congregation's ability to cope? I found it gripping.
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