aka I Hate Your Guts. Shame.
"That's what we have on our hands, a great big black flood."
'Social reformer' Adam Cramer (William Shatner) arrives in a small southern U.S. town on the eve of intergration. The white population arn't happy, but it looks like it will be a peaceful event, until Cramer gets involved. Determined to stir up racial hatred, he does just that, but has he created an uncontrollable mob?
An important and interesting film, that shows bigotry comes in all shades, and is most dangerous in the hands of a charismatic leader. Abrasive due to its racist language and attitudes, this is a provocative film for the time, where even Shatner ups his game and produces a stalwart performance. Who would have thought Corman had it in him!
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