Jesse Jackson before the rainbow—raw activism caught on 16mm film.
Actor Robert Culp narrates this special examining the use of boycotts by African-Americans as a way of obtaining jobs.
Direction
Culp's narration stays present, never overshadows.
Production
Guerrilla 1969 Chicago footage, no polish needed.
Director
Robert Culp
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on ABC months before the Jackson 5 debut—same network, radically different Black representation.
Culp directed this between I Spy episodes, using his TV clout to smuggle militant content into living rooms.
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