Black Natchez (1967)

A cinema verite account of the attempt to organize a black community in the Deep South in 1965 during the heyday of the Civil Rights Movement. A black leader has been car-bombed and a struggle ensues in the black community for control. A group of black men organize a chapter of the Deacons for Defense--a secret armed self-defense group. The community splits between more conservative and activist elements.

Released Sept. 1, 1967 62 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: imdb.struggle, imdb.self-defense, imdb.rights, imdb.civil, imdb.movement, imdb.color-in-title, imdb.black-man + 5 more, imdb.social-justice, imdb.natchez-mississippi, imdb.mississippi, imdb.nonviolence, aspectratio.1-37-1