Silver Dollar Road

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.

Moving and beautiful and raw and real. I hope this movie is recognized for its story and though it is threaded with messages of "white folk", many of the local white folk were in tears last night when it aired. The family members aren't being "racist" either. I was born and raised there and this story was evidently kept fairly quiet. I pray this is the beginning of the story, not the end. Today, you can call me a "Mad White Woman" because I didn't know the story. It's telling that no names were ever mentioned of any of the "players" who engineered this land grab. When that part of this story is revealed, then the whole truth will be known. When that is done, I believe real justice for this family might finally be achieved.

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.

Oh my gosh this is a heartbreaking story, the documentary tells it well and I wanted more and more and more of this one. If you have ever lived in certain regions for any length of time you are well aware of situations like the one that unfolds throughout Silver Dollar Road. Although it's not exclusive to certain regions because ...well...follow the money...but the overriding theme is awful to watch and know what's happening. Please watch with open eyes but don't keep them closed. I feel so very sorry for what this family had to deal with and the producers, directors and real people involved in this make points and reveal realities that should horrify anyone. I'm glad I watched this.

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.