Nationtime (1972)

Name: Nationtime
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1972
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Amiri Baraka, Coretta Scott King, Dick Gregory, Jesse Jackson

1h 20m United States of America

Documentary

Plot

Nationtime captures the groundbreaking National Black Political Convention of 1972 in Gary, Indiana, where influential Black leaders convened to discuss pressing issues and unify their voices. Prominent figures such as Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, and H. Carl McCall took the stage, representing diverse political perspectives. This historic gathering aimed to empower the Black community and shape a collective political agenda, leaving an enduring impact on American politics and civil rights activism.

Cast

Sidney Poitier Amiri Baraka Coretta Scott King Dick Gregory Jesse Jackson Bobby Seale Harry Belafonte Isaac Hayes Richard Roundtree Betty Shabazz Charles Diggs Walter Fauntroy Herman Carl McCall