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    I'm making a Beatles related film

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      admin last edited by

      Hi there, I just wanted to join to reach out to people who may be interested in a short I am making. It's about a black girl trying to get into a segregated Beatles concert set in 1964 in Jacksonville, FL. As many of you may know the Gator Bowl was surrounded by racial controversies, with the Beatles refusing to play to a segregated crowd. I was raised in Austin, TX and going to concerts was a major part of my youth. In my mom's youth she went to a segregated school until she was 14 years old (1964). I imagined what it would be like to be denied the right to see my favorite band because of the color of my skin and the story began to write itself.

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      • love2travel
        love2travel last edited by

        According to this article, the Beatles did not agree to play to a segregated crowd. The Beatles were not like that. From the article, it was against the law at the time they played.... http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2014-09-10/story/show-almost-didnt-happen-beatles-perform-jacksonvilles-gator-bowl-50

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        • SurSteven
          SurSteven last edited by

          Sounds like a very noble project!

          Peace On Earth To Everyone

          Peace On Earth Today Someday

          As Love And Understanding Grow

          Peace Will Come To Stay...Some Day

          Inner and Outer Peace... to US ALL!!!

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            admin last edited by

            love2travel:

            According to this article, the Beatles did not agree to play to a segregated crowd. The Beatles were not like that. From the article, it was against the law at the time they played.... http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2014-09-10/story/show-almost-didnt-happen-beatles-perform-jacksonvilles-gator-bowl-50

            Yeah exactly why the story is so interesting. That was one of the first integrated situations at the gator bowl, historic! And thanks SurSteven

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            • love2travel
              love2travel last edited by

              Do you have a bit of the story for us?! Times were so different then. I can't imagine how she must have felt... I'm hoping she got in to see her favorite band!

              Joy to the World - Peace on Earth - We are all ONE

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                admin last edited by

                Yes. The kickstarter link was edited out of my original post, but if you search Blackbird - A Short Film on kickstarter you can see the teaser I made and a further explaination of the story feel free to message me and I could send it to you also!

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