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The Final Comedown (1972) on Netflix

R19721h 23mActionCrimeDrama

Prejudice turns Johnny Johnson into an armed militant and the leader of a radical Black nationalist group. He believes violent revolution is the only answer to racism.

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Johnny Johnson is a young Black man who faces prejudice around him. It turns him into an armed militant and the leader of a radical Black nationalist group. He comes to believe that violent revolution is the only answer to racism. The group is never identified by name in the film, though it closely resembles the Black Panther Party. Among the people around Johnny are Billy Joe Ashley, Renee Freeman, Michael Freeman, Mr. Johnson, Dr. Smalls and Luanna.

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