Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story - (2008)Released

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

United KingdomUnited States of America

Production Companies

InterPositive Media

Spoken Languages

English

Release Date

2008-09-26

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Runtime

86 minutes

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