Love, That's America by Melvin Van Peebles

Love, That's America is a song written by iconic, legendary and revolutionary filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, who is best known as the Godfather of Blaxploitation film.

He wrote this song in 1978 as a poignant criticism of the state of race and class in the U.S.

The great irony is that thirty-three years later, the song couldn't be more relevant given the treatment of
black, brown, red, yellow and poor people the world over.

It is his testament against endless wars, police brutality, racism, class-ism, sexism and predatory corporatism.
But most importantly, it is his testament of love for the people.

The song has found new life on the internet, and this video, produced by BW Moving Images.(www.bwmovingimages.com)


Thank you to all of the independent media outlets and camera phone videographers who were brave enough to capture this footage and make it available for the world to see.

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[Bootzilla77]

This song was actually released in 1970, not 1978. It's on the "Watermelon Man" soundtrack. The message is the same.

[omg2smart4skool]

This is really goood I think it shows the truth of what we have to go through to exercise our basic rights.

[ytubefkr]

IT'S ALSO TIME (AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS!!) FOR THESE ASS CLOWNS TO STOP CLOGGING STREETS. IN EVERY INSTANCE WHERE "OCCUPY" FOOLS FORMED PERMANENT OVERNIGHT ENCAMPMENTS THEY BECAME LITTLE HAVENS OF HOMELESS DRUG ADDICT BUMS LOOKING FOR A PARTY. IN EVERY LOCALE.

WORST THING IS IF YOU LIVE NEAR THIS SHIT, DRUM CIRCLES ARE BEYOND ANNOYING AND A DRUM CIRCLE CAN WIN JUST ABOUT AS MANY PEOPLE OVER TO YOUR CAUSE AS A SUICIDE BOMBING. THEY'RE THAT FUCKING ANNOYING.

[ytubefkr]

Stupid hippie fags suck as much dick as Rush Limbaugh.

[Shawty Woohoo]

Fascist pigs

[TheUnitedForum]

IT'S TIME FOR THE PEACE LOVING CITIZENS OF PLANET EARTH TO START A WAVE OF CITIZENS ARRESTS OF VIOLENT POLICE AND ARMIES WHO HAVE VIOLATED THE NATURAL RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE TO ORGANIZE AND ASSEMBLE PEACEFULLY. THE PEOPLE ALWAYS OUTNUMBER THE POLICE AND THE ARMY; SO LET'S GET ZIP TIES AND ARREST THESE DISORDERLY OFFICERS AND THEIR SUPERIORS.