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The Long Shadow

  • 2017
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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The Long Shadow (2017)
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When filmmaker and investigative journalist Frances Causey, a daughter of the South, set out to explore the continuing racial divisions in the US, what she discovered was that the politics o... Read allWhen filmmaker and investigative journalist Frances Causey, a daughter of the South, set out to explore the continuing racial divisions in the US, what she discovered was that the politics of slavery didn't end with the Civil War. In an astonishingly candid look at the United Sta... Read allWhen filmmaker and investigative journalist Frances Causey, a daughter of the South, set out to explore the continuing racial divisions in the US, what she discovered was that the politics of slavery didn't end with the Civil War. In an astonishingly candid look at the United States' original sin, The Long Shadow traces slavery's history from America's founding up thr... Read all

  • Directors
    • Frances Causey
    • Maureen Gosling
  • Writer
    • Frances Causey
  • Stars
    • John Adams
    • Karen Alexander
    • Jody Allen
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    169
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    • Directors
      • Frances Causey
      • Maureen Gosling
    • Writer
      • Frances Causey
    • Stars
      • John Adams
      • Karen Alexander
      • Jody Allen
    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    John Adams
    • Self - Canadian Historian
    Karen Alexander
    • Self - Descendant of Black Canadian Pioneers
    Jody Allen
    • Self - Historian, William and Mary College
    Amiri Baraka
    Amiri Baraka
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bill Blair
    • Self - Attorney
    Frances Causey
    Frances Causey
    • Self - Narrator
    Mike Church
    • Self - Radio Host
    Thomas Averill Duckenfield
    Thomas Averill Duckenfield
    • Self - Nomini Hall Slave Legacy Project
    • (as Tom Duckenfield)
    James Eastland
      Lorne Hammond
      • Self - Historian, Royal BC Museum
      Sally Holst
      • Self
      Gerald Horne
      • Self - Author
      Lyndon B. Johnson
      Lyndon B. Johnson
        Martin Luther King
        Martin Luther King
          Paul Kivel
          • Self - Author
          LaTonya Lawson-Jones
          • Self - Nomini Hall Slave Legacy Project
          Leon Litwack
          • Self - Author
          • (as Leon F. Litwack)
          Ian Haney López
          Ian Haney López
          • Self - Author
          • Directors
            • Frances Causey
            • Maureen Gosling
          • Writer
            • Frances Causey
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          10hayesgina-67407

          A heartfelt expose of the affects of slavery and Jim Crow

          This is a compelling and honest journey into America's past by a southern white film-maker who shares her thoughts and feelings about white privilege and the "shadow" that has been cast upon America from the evils of the enslavement of Africans, including how Wall Street was designed to facilitate the slave trade and much more. This film should be a part of the curriculum of every American history class and taught in all institutions of influence. It is a gift - for a person such as Frances Causey - to share her life as a genesis to discuss the everlasting effects of two examples of state-sponsored institutional racism (slavery and Jim Crow) on modern American life and how the descendants of enslaved Africans are treated today.
          10jpeerhaas

          Must-see for every white American

          This film reveals many unknown truths about the US's history, and how it's in many ways destroyed Black people. I was shocked but glad to learn what I did, although I'm white. Not just well-done but fascinating.
          10bsblove-93404

          Excellent Scholarship with a very engaging story

          Some of the most prolific and brilliant contemporary researchers and scholars unfold real American History. Beautifully and consistently documented with care, woven with family legacies that reflect the multifaceted aspects of America's creation and existence. Eye opening for every age!
          9tdadpete

          A Companion to "13th"

          Frances Causey takes a brave journey into her own family history in this timely film. A southern white film-maker dares to learn for herself the racial history of her family. The result is a film both personal and public. It is historical and contemporary. It belongs beside Ava Duvernay's "13th" as expose and catalyst for racial understanding.
          7deloudelouvain

          The good old white supremacist, the real inferior being on this planet.

          Yet another good documentary about racial inequality. Personally I don't think you can have enough of these kind of documentaries. They should be shown in classrooms, make it mandatory to watch, so that you understand most about the American history in only ninety minutes. The Long Shadow is very educating, with alot of facts and old footage. Not immediately the kind of documentary that will leave you with a happy feeling as all of the founding fathers of America were slave owners and therefor also racist, thinking of the black man as an inferior human being. America, land of the free (that must be the biggest joke ever), land of opportunities (if you're white yes). I wouldn't compare The Long Shadow to 13th, even though it's both about racial inequalities. Both are documentaries everybody should watch.

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            • January 15, 2017 (United States)
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