Storyline Fiery preacher Charcoal Johnson, though no model of sanctity, gains
control of a Mississippi Baptist church through personal magnetism; he
uses this springboard to organize a 'Back to Africa' movement among his
fellow Afro-Americans, along the lines of evangelical religion.
Weathering accusations of swindling, he emerges as the self-styled
(future) Emperor of the United States of Africa. But his tin-plated pomp
is threatened by greed, personalities, and practicalities...
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Lucia Lynn Moses stars as Louise, a young woman who is protected from an abusive stepfather (Norman Johnstone) by Alvin, an ambitious young composer (Harry Henderson). Although Louise is obviously beneath his social station, Alvin secretly marries her. With the help of a street hoodlum named Spike (William E. Pettus), the stepfather hatches a plan to regain control of his daughter. Louise comes to believe Alvin is ashamed of her, so she welcomes the life of vice, wealth and disgrace they propose. Alvin confronts them, shots are fired, and Louise receives a wound in her neck, a powerful symbol of her moral corruption.
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