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Anarchy, U.S.A. (1966)

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Anarchy, U.S.A. (1966)
 Sponsor: John Birch Society. Production Co.: Unknown. Director/Writer: G. Edward Griffin. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 16mm print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 76 minutes.

Right-wing film arguing that the civil rights movement and urban disturbances of the 1960s were evidence of a worldwide communist revolution and growing dominance at home. The polemic warns that communists may be planning to create an independent African American state.

Note: Anarchy, U.S.A. incorporates purchased news footage.

Resources
Joseph H. Jeppson, “Confusion U.S.A.,” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 2 (Spring 1967): 110; Ken Reich, “Birch Anti-Rights Film Creates Southland Stir,” Los Angeles Times, Oct. 2, 1967, SG1.