The Long Shadow (2017) User Reviews

The good old white supremacist, the real inferior being on this planet.

[deloudelouvain · 7/10 · 25 March 2019]

Yet another good documentary about racial inequality. Personally I don't think you can have enough of these kind of documentaries. They should be shown in classrooms, make it mandatory to watch, so that you understand most about the American history in only ninety minutes. The Long Shadow is very educating, with alot of facts and old footage. Not immediately the kind of documentary that will leave you with a happy feeling as all of the founding fathers of America were slave owners and therefor also racist, thinking of the black man as an inferior human being. America, land of the free (that must be the biggest joke ever), land of opportunities (if you're white yes). I wouldn't compare The Long Shadow to 13th, even though it's both about racial inequalities. Both are documentaries everybody should watch.

A Companion to "13th"

[tdadpete · 9/10 · 23 August 2018]

Frances Causey takes a brave journey into her own family history in this timely film. A southern white film-maker dares to learn for herself the racial history of her family. The result is a film both personal and public. It is historical and contemporary. It belongs beside Ava Duvernay's "13th" as expose and catalyst for racial understanding.

Must-see for every white American

[jpeerhaas · 10/10 · 24 January 2020]

This film reveals many unknown truths about the US's history, and how it's in many ways destroyed Black people. I was shocked but glad to learn what I did, although I'm white. Not just well-done but fascinating.

Excellent Scholarship with a very engaging story

[bsblove-93404 · 10/10 · 27 January 2020]

Some of the most prolific and brilliant contemporary researchers and scholars unfold real American History. Beautifully and consistently documented with care, woven with family legacies that reflect the multifaceted aspects of America's creation and existence. Eye opening for every age!

A heartfelt expose of the affects of slavery and Jim Crow

[hayesgina-67407 · 10/10 · 17 November 2019]

This is a compelling and honest journey into America's past by a southern white film-maker who shares her thoughts and feelings about white privilege and the "shadow" that has been cast upon America from the evils of the enslavement of Africans, including how Wall Street was designed to facilitate the slave trade and much more. This film should be a part of the curriculum of every American history class and taught in all institutions of influence. It is a gift - for a person such as Frances Causey - to share her life as a genesis to discuss the everlasting effects of two examples of state-sponsored institutional racism (slavery and Jim Crow) on modern American life and how the descendants of enslaved Africans are treated today.