The Games in Black & White

Apr 26, 2025

1h 40m

★ 0.0

The unlikely partnership behind Atlanta’s Olympic dream

Overview

Centered around the inspirational friendship of icons Andrew Young and Billy Payne—the most successful Black and White partnership in the American South in the civil rights era—“The Games in Black & White” presents the first comprehensive look at Atlanta’s Olympics from bid to legacy and the city’s transformation that followed.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Atlanta Story Partners

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Cast

Citizen of Atlanta

Gregory Alan Williams

Himself

Andrew Young

Himself

Billy Payne

Himself, Music Director

Dallas Austin

Himself

Johann Olav Koss

Himself

Martin Luther King III

Herself

Sarah Hirshland

Herself

Janet Evans

Himself

Dan O'Brien

Herself

Shirley Franklin

Director Sam Pollard constructs a portrait of charismatic trailblazer Maynard Jackson, who became Atlanta’s first black mayor in 1973. The son of pastors raised in the segregated South, Jackson entered college at 14 and took office at 35. During his three-term tenure, he led the city through the traumatic Atlanta child murders scare and triumphantly hosted the 1996 Olympics, all while championing racial equality. Family and colleagues, including Bill Clinton, Andrew Young and Al Sharpton, tell the epic story of a dynamic leader and his legacy of honor and progress.

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