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Son of the South

I was about four years old, shopping with my motherat a downtown store where everybody...

I was about four years old, shopping with my mother
at a downtown store where everybody went

Full Transcript

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I was about four years old,
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shopping with my mother at a downtown store
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where everybody went.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:17
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
biography, drama
Production
Jaba Films,Lucidity Entertainment,Major Motion Pictures Ltd.,River Bend Pictures,Buffalo 8 Productions,40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

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Movie Summary

The true story of one young white Southerner in the Summer of 1961, caught in a place and time where he had to choose which side he was on.
I spotted a fountain pretty close to my own height - Son of the South 00:05
I spotted a fountain pretty close to my own height
And so I turn the lever for that water, - Son of the South 00:10
And so I turn the lever for that water,
It was a woman, never seen her before in my life. - Son of the South 00:04
It was a woman, never seen her before in my life.
Perfect stranger. She said to me... - Son of the South 00:06
Perfect stranger. She said to me...
That says "colored" - Son of the South 00:07
That says "colored"
Don't let anybody catch you - Son of the South 00:04
Don't let anybody catch you
If you want a drink of water, just ask anybody to lift you up. - Son of the South 00:04
If you want a drink of water, just ask anybody to lift you u...
You know, I worked in a general store. - Son of the South 00:04
You know, I worked in a general store.
I couldn't carry anything out to a Negro customer - Son of the South 00:07
I couldn't carry anything out to a Negro customer
And, uh, I had to see to the white folks - Son of the South 00:10
And, uh, I had to see to the white folks
So how is it that you are here, Bob Zellner, - Son of the South 00:07
So how is it that you are here, Bob Zellner,
My daddy went on a cultural exchange in the '30s to the Soviet Union. - Son of the South 00:05
My daddy went on a cultural exchange in the '30s to the...
And he was there for a long time, - Son of the South 00:12
And he was there for a long time,
I can tell you I was pretty excited to see some folks from home. - Son of the South 00:04
I can tell you I was pretty excited to see some folks from h...
But when I got there... - Son of the South 00:06
But when I got there...
I was taken aback, - Son of the South 00:07
I was taken aback,
I was ruined - Son of the South 00:04
I was ruined
He didn't want anything to do with the Klan - Son of the South 00:04
He didn't want anything to do with the Klan
And one day, my mother cut 'em all up - Son of the South 00:06
And one day, my mother cut 'em all up
Well, should we, uh, pack up, - Son of the South 00:06
Well, should we, uh, pack up,