Minstrel Man (1977) | Glynn Turman Ted Ross | Very HTF 

Watching movies like these make me stronger.

This is poignant. Unlike today, occassionally the media tried to educate people back in the day. What a life they had to live, and what tough decisions they were faced with. Thanks for all the wonderful shows your channel gives us

I seen this movie as a kid in 1983 on Showtime. This movie woke me up. In 83 I was 7yo

Thank you. This movie is an invaluable treasure.

So proud of these performers. They paved the way for so many today.

the "black-face" is gone,but the conditioning remains.

Only heard of this film today through Glynn Turman's interview on Questlove Supreme. I can see where Spike Lee used this as a reference point for Bamboozled.

This was sad but when you think about it entertaining the master was a way of surviving and putting food on the table for their family's. All Creatures of God will do anything to survive especially in the early years of American society . I was born a black man in the uk in the 60s and they used to show black & white minstrels on national tv to millions . It had very high ratings in the millions . I do wonder if the same applies today for black entertainers & if they see the trick or catch . We still dancing singing kicking & throwing ball today 2019 why & for who?

I'm from New Zealand and have a lot of respect for black Americans, from a view from my perspective , America would be nothing with out you lovely human beings, You were treated disgustingly by your fellow beings by force of numbers and guns, a cowardly act and hateful. You people have made America authentic and brought the world awesome music and have phenomenal athletes , very talented strong beautiful beings ,

This is today's mainstream rappers....

Amazing they was rolling this out in 1977.. God bless America... you SOB.

thank you brother from the bottom of my heart brother u deserve all the blessing the ancestors know we need these visuals

Shouts out to Glynn Turman and Questlove Supreme for bringing this film to my attention. Salutes always to @reelblack for having the most in-depth, diverse, high quality, definitive collection of Black film out there. NO one covers the diaspora of Black Media content from a African-American and Pan-African context. [* written before watching, 30 seconds in ha. I know I'll enjoy it.]. #reelblack #glynnturman #questlovesupreme #blackfilm #bamboozled #spikelee #40acresandamulefilmworks #aliscomeback #dreamfactoryllc #galaxxii #qozmiqmedia

Yea im here for every movie

I am glad to finally see a clearer sounding copy of this film! Thank you for making it available online! This movie was based (in part) on a true story. Look up the "1902 lynching of trombonist Louis Wright". W.C. Handy (Father of the Blues) tells the story in his autobiography.

Excellent film; I see why Spike was influenced by it to create "Bamboozled!". Powerful messages & performances.

Thanks for the upload brother. I and my family from west Africa like your tv 📺 show and real history of blacks in America.

Thanks again REELBLACK..I tell and forward a lot of your videos

Awesome 1977 Minstrel Man movie!!

Saw this on tv years and years ago. Too much for a little girl 😭. Still hard today.

Wow. I never heard of this movie. Very interesting. Keep up the excellent work. This RU-vid channel is very informative and entertaining

As a performer this movie struck a nerve. Glad I watched it.

What a deep movie. Our history of our people

I ❤️this channel

Glynn Turman mentioned the movie on QLS with Quest Love as being banned and Spike Lee's bamboozled . I saw this at seven years old with my Father. I got it then and still get it.

Thanks so much to make this lost masterpiece available in a quite watchable version. It's a pity this gem seems to be banned for decades.

You always got some interesting stuff I never seen before 😏👸🏾

Wow what an amazing movie! I learned a lot! But most importantly I learned how strong my people were for performing in these types of shows. Against all odds they did what they had too survive and break and cross barriers! Thank you Reelblack for showing this movie! We truly are a strong people. I’m humble!

Awesome Movie! 👍 Thanks 😘

Thank you for posting this in its entirety. I had never heard of this film until now, and I used to keep track of obscure TV films such as this. I think that this film was trying to tell a sincere story. It succeeded. What a pity that societal ignorance keeps this film from being restored properly.

I remember this movie when I was a kid

Great film! A classic.

This is one of my favorite channels 🥰

It's sad to see us in that condition but whatever bad is some of us is acting this way even today and that's sad

As a teen, I was an extra in this movie!

first saw this when I was fifteen. thanks.

It took me to another time and place, put me in another person's shoes, had an interesting subject matter, dealt with a deep theme ("there are more important things than survival...than ambition"), and was competently written and acted. And even with this subject matter, in the end it idealized a common goodness in people. Even with the atrocious picture quality, this film was still better than everything put out today, by miles and miles. Thanks again for another enriching experience that is sure to eventually be memory-holed or made illegal in the coming years.

Im not from the US. But I saw this film as a kid. It really shocked me.

I wish someone would make a remake of this movie, so it can be nominated for an Oscar. It makes me cry to realize what my ancestors had to endure to survive. It makes me angry at what is developing today in 2021. I ask the question is mankind essentially evil or good? I think mankind is essentially evil but can overcome that by working hard to be good.

I loved this little known film since I first saw it 1977. When I would bring the film and the history ofminstral history people would react saying they had never heard of it WELL !! Thanks to RU-vid I can now direct to see this thought proving film. This is probably the first seen Mr. Truman perform and I was impressed. I cried when tragically died. The following probably doesn't matter much but when I was very young and my father bought an album of records I fell in love with Al Jolsons rendition of April Showers and Rosie You Are My Posie. A song that was so popular at its time that one day while locked in because of Covid I began watch>g RU-vid Brit films I caught Justice 1974 the wonderful Anthony Valentine entered the office singing Rosie. I also loved Fred Astaires homage to Bill Robinson and I wasn't really looking at what Fred was wearing I was watching his feet. And yes I know that Mr.Robinson didn't use taps on his shoes he wore special shoes with wooden soles. THANKS FOR MAKING THE FILM. AVAILABLE.

Thank you Reelblack

This was about survival!!!!!

"Rarely shown" because they can't take the truth!!

Great channel, ☘️

The blacks in this movie look like they came straight out of Africa, hair texture, skin color, looks and all. Really strong black men here. Love them.

Thank you for uploading this! I thought I would see a two hour movie of cringy blackface number, I was 100% wrong, brilliant but true story telling, a senseless murder, and a unique "stick it to the man" ending, plus we got to hear the awesome singing of Ted Ross! This movie should have won an emmy!

This movie was so good there is sweet realistic and I love the ending thank you you tubeyou rock

Enjoyed very much

good movie . good message.

I don't know where you keep finding these gems, but God bless you for it :-)

AN ENJOYABLE WATCH!!! THANKS!!!

I saw this movie on TV in 1979. The only part I could remember was when they hung his brother.

Watching in 2020

I loved Glenn Thurman in the movie Cooly High. 😃

WOW 🙏🏾🙏🏾

My favorite scene starts at 1hr 20 min in with Mr. Bill from the hill with a riddle. Lol!

I remember seeing this on television rarely seen because we can't handle the truth.

"Not without my brother." 2024.

Nice

Bamboozled

Wow, two brothers and two different agendas can't we all just get along.

aka 'The Kanye West Story'.

Black is Beautiful. I wish to marry a black handsome and cute guy.

I never apologized to a woman/man before, I want to apologize too just because I know who I am today and more about living and living people who have been hurt and lied to so I apologize to myself and others because I know that I am not perfect and will say things that might be a problem for us but my ways of living in this world that I live are not going to be a part of the way I walk. I walk in love just because god knows me but he know all of us and sometimes we don't think like god and therefore live like less than man and this is our reality.

This should be a sitcom now Starring Flavor Flav…..Maybe?

Damn!

static in the audio

FAIR ENOUGH

I wouldn't trust you to carry corn to a blind chicken.

Why was the ending considered controversial?

He took all the money and left, don't fall for it Harry if he did it the first time he will do it again.

What was the riddle Rennie was saying about "white folks in the audience "?

Why isn’t this on dvd?

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4:26/5:47 Is that Mr Lee King that hosted dance show "Black Gold" in Jackson, Mississippi 🤔💭

Bother brothers entertained white people and so what is the difference because I feel like they both could have learned from each other why make a big deal out of being the way you are. We all can gain something from the other without stopping your growth. This is what the younger brother did and I don't call this smart and I'm not going to say it was a dumb move because it was after all his true feelings but now that he is dead I feel like what he could have learned and at some point in his time made a way for not just himself but for all, living laughing and parting with people is more dangerous to me than to be entertaining people we know don't like us. I am with Harry on this because at least we can see him make mistakes and grow. When we die for a cause the truth is the effect of the world to see you in everything you do for others is the only thing that can save you but when you give and are not sure who is ready for it to be in a world that teaches us that we forget the past and that's what you do then the death of a dream for a people continues to die with different people trying hard to not be responsible for the way they are today and who is wrong for blaming others for the moment while using only pieces of our history when it all goes together it's like magic and music when you put it together you have a string of our ancestors DNA. Everyone has a story if you just listen you can hear it and know their truth without them really saying it but the tricky thing about this way of living is Sin and the biggest mistake on earth that seems to be the problem. Someone else decides at the end of all the craziness of the day just because the truth is that we show confusion we be for this and that (everything around us) but family, friends and just learning how to be with people is a choice but we choose to be the same Way with family and when someone comes makes a mistake or can't see something the same way we shut them don't just like when election seasons are over we for get all that happened after all that talk about the changes we wanted to see. The socialist done went back to review and go back on the word for more money, they flip flip cause they can see how the seriousness of the world and don't take things serious about the next generation to repeat it again. Who cares we living the life while our children are abused by society and the way they lived their own lives in a way that will show who they are. I just wanna party, I aint got time to study and so by the time they can see the real they have made so many mistakes including with the law there are things that they wish to do better at but sometimes they keep getting hurt again and caught up with the wrong crowd of people that think they are helping you out.

COME ON LET'S MAKE 'EM HAPPY#JesusChrist

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Very hard to follow?

N bomb 2:36

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Sound like gangster rap

a tv movie wtf really dam .....

Good Movie, Bad Ending.

He did for dignity and so we are still here doing and living the same way. How to make changes in your life that will be used to help you know yourself. You got to use the wheel it's 360

Black face is FUNNY

Looks like seen this before.

when they made birth of a nation that movie made black people look bad this tv movie is worst....

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