Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008)
7.7(13)1h 26mSeptember 26, 2008
Stefan Forbes
Director
Stefan Forbes, Noland Walker
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Diary
Overview
Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who reinvigorated the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a key role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
