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Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

Documentary
86 mins
7.7
2008

Description

Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who reinvigorated the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a key role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

Casts:

Tom DeLay
Michael Dukakis
Ishmael Reed
Sam Donaldson
Mary Matalin
Strom Thurmond

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