1972 Blaxploitation Western Film "The Soul of N**er Charley" of ""The Legend of Black Charley" Archive

The Legend Soulley

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[African American Film] Spanish edition lobby card archive for the 1973 Blaxploitation Western film The Soul of Nigger Charley by Paramount Pictures. Measures 11" x 13.5" in color. The soul of Ni**er Charley was a sequel to the original Blaxploitation Western film The Legend of Ni**er Charley. The Soul of Ni**er Charley continues the story of escaped slave Charley (Fred Williamson) and fellow ex-slave Toby (D'Urville Martin). This time, the two friends help a group of ex-slaves earn freedom as they combat a ruthless ex-Civil War officer who wants to keep slavery alive by selling blacks to Southern plantation owners in Mexico. Most of the controversy was centered on the title of the film. Newspapers edited the name in the advertisements to "The Legend of Black Charley", or just "Black Charley." But lead star Williamson said, "I called it Ni**er Charley because it was controversy. The word ni**er in the '70s was hot. Controversy is what sells." He later explained he believed the movie was helping to take back the meaning from the historical defamation by helping reinforce the expected interaction between black and white people regarding the racial slur. White characters were chastised and punished for using the word while black people were free to use it flippantly. Throughout the film, they say it as a badge of honor, "signifying their willingness to defy the paralyzing constrictions of white society." This paradigm is a reflection of what was occurring at the time regarding who was "allowed" to say the "N word." Lobby Cards feature both action sequences and solemn moments from the film, but all feature star Williamson and western desert landscapes. All feature the title of the film in Spanish, production credits, and a Paramount Pictures logo in the lower right corner. Minor wear around edges, but overall, archive is in very good condition.

Item #20458

Price: $225.00