Silver Dollar Road

This is a truly heartbreaking story. I am glad that this family's fight is being documented. The film is a riveting documentary on a family trying to keep the land that their ancestors purchased right after the civil war. I pray that this family gets their land back and that it never leaves their family. To anyone denying racism, they need to watch this movie. It is a testimony that shows racism and the law in some instances are part and parcel. Nobody in that family should have gone to jail for refusing to leave their own property. They should not be fighting to retain their land after 30 plus years. They supplied all of the documentation that showed it belongs to them.

I watched Silver Dollar Road at a film viewing at ECSU's campus. I would have given it a 10 rating, but I did leave the viewing wanting more of the story. That isn't possible because its my understanding its still ongoing. But, I do think the production was quite stellar.

The audience was attentive and on the edge of our seats throughout the entire film.

I wish everyone could see this film. It really humanizes and magnifies the issue of heir land ownership in a way that you only hear about on a small scale level.

I hope that filmmakers will do a follow-up, or even a series to share continued updates with those interested.

I moved to Cartertet County about 8 years ago. I can attest this county is run by rich white men and families who can trace their bloodlines back about 200 rears or more. There is a lot of corruption and greed in this county. There is a lot of racism here. I read comments in our newspaper calling the Reels story a lie. I believe the Reels' story 100%. I believe the family was cheated. It's a disgrace the Reels' spent any.time incarcerated. It hurts my heart they were shackled like animals. There are real criminals in this county who get away with everything. Carteret County should be absolutely mortified this happened and it's still not resolved. The attorneys who took this families money without helping them are a total disgrace. This county owes the brothers restitution. They need to give the family their land back now.

I watched this today and was so angry with our society, the lawyers who took advantage of this family, and our court system. When will society stop seeing color and instead see only character?

I hope the filmmakers do a followup and reveal who tried to steal this property! It left me wanting to know the rest of the story. What happened to Melvin and Curtis? Who was appointed the conservator over the land? If I was an attorney, I would help this family for free. I pray that God intervene and stop this atrocity.

Great job Amazon and especially to Raoul Peck who wrote and directed this documentary.

Just watched this documentary. It's profound, speaks to every black family in America, and to myself as a black woman from the south. Racism is not dead it only evolved with the times... sadly. It's just not right to go through stuff like this. I pray for healing/strength for LiCurtis and Melvin, and healing/strength for their whole family. I really wish this country wasn't the way it was/is/and will be(future tense) this place is just a corporation sadly and seeks to destroy and divide families and destroy history whether that history was good or bad it's still ours and our ancestors.

I pray that this family wins their fight, and gain EVERY BIT OF LAND that was STOLEN FROM THEM. I pray this prayer for the current generation's and for their future generations... in Jesus name Amen!