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The Black King
The Black King

THE BLACK KING

Directed by Bud Pollard
United States, 1932
Drama, Comedy

Synopsis

Fiery preacher Charcoal Johnson, though no model of sanctity, gains control of a Mississippi Baptist church through personal magnetism; he uses this springboard to organize a ‘Back to Africa’ movement among his fellow afro-Americans, along the lines of evangelical religion.

Synopsis

Fiery preacher Charcoal Johnson, though no model of sanctity, gains control of a Mississippi Baptist church through personal magnetism; he uses this springboard to organize a ‘Back to Africa’ movement among his fellow afro-Americans, along the lines of evangelical religion.