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When you look through the ranks of leadership in the city, there was a longstanding agreement that Black people would have
political power in Atlanta and white people had economic power, and we would meet in the city,
do business, and typically retreated
to segregated neighborhoods. And so that was an understanding
that allowed the city to flourish in an uninterrupted way for decades. 'Cause Atlanta,
in many ways, for Black people represents possibility. Cultural possibility, economic possibility and educational possibility
political power in Atlanta and white people had economic power, and we would meet in the city,
do business, and typically retreated
to segregated neighborhoods. And so that was an understanding
that allowed the city to flourish in an uninterrupted way for decades. 'Cause Atlanta,
in many ways, for Black people represents possibility. Cultural possibility, economic possibility and educational possibility
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When you look through the ranks
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of leadership in the city,
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there was a longstanding agreement
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that Black people would have
political power in Atlanta
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and white people had economic power,
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and we would meet in the city,
do business,
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and typically retreated
to segregated neighborhoods.
00:00:19.102 --> 00:00:22.814
And so that was an understanding
that allowed the city to flourish
00:00:22.897 --> 00:00:24.899
in an uninterrupted way for decades.
00:00:25.983 --> 00:00:28.152
'Cause Atlanta,
in many ways, for Black people
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represents possibility.
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Cultural possibility, economic possibility
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and educational possibility.
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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.
