Southern Road Trip - USA

June 2008
Photographer Peter Kayafas has long been fascinated by the earthiness of southerners, their hospitality and their hatreds. Peter travels down the South's roads capturing the contradictions of the region.

Kayafas says, "Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker...I'd say that Highway 61 is one of the most historically relevant roads in America" /due to the number of artists and musicians who've travelled along it. Peter and travelling companion Maher uncover many incredible moments, from Big Jack Johnson on his porch playing Catfish Blues, to meeting Joanne Bland who took part in the freedom march led by Martin Luther King in the 1960s.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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[Automedon2]

"but to not acknowledge what happened and pay for it speaks volumes."

Are you kidding me? Every white American is forced to acknowledge it every friggin day, and if the trillions that have been poured into social programs, aimed mostly at blacks, is not "paying for it", then I don't know what you expect. At some point people need to ask THEMSELVES why they are not prospering. Having children that you can't afford to feed is a huge reason, as is addiction.

[NJRocks281]

wtf as soon as Europeans go to the south the only thing that enters their mind is black people. They really will never understand the place.

[shubroto81]

damn the south looks like a third world country.

[DSD1v57BG32]

they're Australian (the doc makers), not Europeans...

[andyisapro]

@khalilahinjapan i know you deleted your comment but my comment was not directed against african americans, im just saying if they had all migrated to haiti or something they would have been better off there than they would in the usa,

[khalilahinjapan]

It is great that they covered the racism and hate people went through in the 60s. I get a feeling that some of the people here commenting are pissed that they covered this part of southern history. I love you journeyman pictures! Brilliant!

[khalilahinjapan]

muah the racism i see from the comments for this video is too a perfection. hmm good ole AMERICA. You have to make everything out to be a racial issue. I love how they covered many facets of AMerica but didnt sugar coat the racism there. Alabama is beautiful as it is my home but the racism there combined with the bible beaters is absolute bigotry.

[khalilahinjapan]

@NJRocks281 lol a lot of the so called pro-europe Americans are not happy at all to see the full coverage of a certain type of people from the south ahahaha rather than the southern belles and Paul Bryant. I am from ALabama lets just say that I love my home but its great to be away from the racism. now living overseas and its wonderful how i dont have to deal with the racist crap. I only see it when I try to watch videos on youtube. sigh good ole america. I love this video...its brilliant.

[andyisapro]

If the African americans had taken up Lincolns proposal of setting up their own colonies outside of the USA they would have been better off

[andyisapro]

@powerhungrymice Your chinese, go back to China stop inviting all the illegal chinese to australia we know you do it, dont beg to have chinese on TV we have your news on thats enough Aussie tv is shit as it is