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This is June 22nd, 1961. This is Jim Forman
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Son of the South

This is June 22nd,1961. This is Jim Forman

This is June 22nd,
1961. This is Jim Forman

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This is June 22nd, 1961. This is Jim Forman.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:38
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'm here in the SNCC headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia, - Son of the South 00:07
I'm here in the SNCC headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia,
Can I assume that East Brewton, like much of Alabama, - Son of the South 00:08
Can I assume that East Brewton, like much of Alabama,
Okay, well, can you recall your earliest memories of race? - Son of the South 00:06
Okay, well, can you recall your earliest memories of race?
I was about four years old, - Son of the South 00:09
I was about four years old,
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,