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Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

What Atlanta already has built into it is that it has multiplehistorically Black colleges....

What Atlanta already has built into it is that it has multiple
historically Black colleges. So you have the young people
who are coming to college and saying,
"Well, hey, I like Atlanta, I'm staying." And you begin to see
this kind of influx of people

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What Atlanta already has built into it
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is that it has multiple historically Black colleges.
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So you have the young people who are coming to college
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and saying, "Well, hey, I like Atlanta, I'm staying."
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And you begin to see this kind of influx of people.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:07
Uploaded
Apr 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Swirl Films,Mass Appeal

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Movie Summary

Recounts the rise and fall of a small Atlanta HBCU picnic that exploded into an influential street party and spotlighted ATL as a major cultural stage.
The HBCU all around the country was a vibrant site - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:46
The HBCU all around the country was a vibrant site
The Atlanta University Center - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:07
The Atlanta University Center
As a Black woman, as a woman, - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:38
As a Black woman, as a woman,
When was the last time you saw Tony, Monique, Emma? - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:05
When was the last time you saw Tony, Monique, Emma?
Y'all still look the same, - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:06
Y'all still look the same,
But the thing is, is that the way we started it - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:06
But the thing is, is that the way we started it
I think when people hear the word "Freaknik," - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:07
I think when people hear the word "Freaknik,"
- But people did not know about the '80s. - Yeah. - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:05
- But people did not know about the '80s. - Yeah.
We were, we, we were getting support from left and right - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:07
We were, we, we were getting support from left and right
And I'm telling you, - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:06
And I'm telling you,
...to the depth of-of a legacy we were creating. - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:05
...to the depth of-of a legacy we were creating.
Once you got to the AU campus, - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:06
Once you got to the AU campus,
That was the opportunity to develop your first comradery. - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:05
That was the opportunity to develop your first comradery.
The state clubs, - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:08
The state clubs,
The state clubs is what drew people closer together. - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:21
The state clubs is what drew people closer together.
We wanted to provide events that would help - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:21
We wanted to provide events that would help
Many people couldn't afford to go home. - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:07
Many people couldn't afford to go home.
So we, you know, we decided, "Well, hey, we're all here. - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:05
So we, you know, we decided, "Well, hey, we're all...
We need to get together. We need to do something." - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:35
We need to get together. We need to do something."
In 1978, Chic debuted this song, Chic Le Freak. - Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told 00:06
In 1978, Chic debuted this song, Chic Le Freak.