Film · 2017 · 1h 15m

Nat Bates For Mayor

Name: Nat Bates For Mayor
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-06-10
Duration: 1 h 15 min
Cast: Nat Bates, Tom Butt, Corky Boozé, Gayle McLaughlin, Jovanka Beckles

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Synopsis

Nat Bates For Mayor tells the story of the outrageous 2014 mayor's race in Richmond, home to the second largest refinery in California. In a brazen move, Chevron spent more than $3 million to back 83-year-old African American stalwart Nat Bates. Bates makes a Faustian bargain with the city's corporate behemoth in a cagey attempt to preserve the long-standing but waning power of Richmond's African-American working class community, whose rich history dates back to the formation of the Kaiser shipyards during World War Two.