- Studio: Area23a
- Release Date: Jan 22, 2010
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- Summary: Soundtrack for a Revolution tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music -the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in paddy wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. (Louverture Films)
- Director: Bill Guttentag
- Genre(s): History, Music, Documentary
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It’s the kind of film that will have audiences clapping and singing along. And why not? The images and stories may be familiar, but it’s history worth retelling.
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More often than not, these musical interludes are more like distractions aimed only to entice younger audiences (not a terrible thing).
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60Perhaps best suited for younger audiences, who will be more receptive to a vital history lesson only if it's given a music video-style treatment.
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60Even if you’ve seen this footage of the sit-ins at Southern diners, the Selma-to-Montgomery marches and Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral before, you can’t help but be moved to your core.
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