CWT374:'I Heard It Through the Grapevine' (1982) Review; James Baldwin & Civil Rights History

from Critical Wade Theory · host Wade Wainio

Today, we’re exploring a powerful and deeply personal documentary, I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1982). Directed by Dick Fontaine and Pat Hartley, this film follows the legendary writer and activist James Baldwin as he retraces the steps of the civil rights movement and confronts the progress—or lack thereof—since the 1960s.

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