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Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

1968 · 90 min

A thoughtful, interview-driven documentary that feels like a serious conversation about race, class, and dignity in 1960s America.

Directed by: William Greaves
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Ossie Davis, Dr. Percy Julian, St. Clair Drake

Overview: The Black middle class, torn between white goals and Black needs, are examined by producers William Greaves and William Branch in a 90-minute NET Journal documentary.

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Directed by: William Greaves
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Ossie Davis, Dr. Percy Julian, St. Clair Drake

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
class
identity
politics
justice
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	1
Realism	10
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Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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