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Black Beach/White Beach (2018)

June 5, 2018 (US) Documentary • 75m

Overview

In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, two national motorcycle festivals are held over the weeks around the Memorial Day Holiday. One festival is primarily white, the other is predominantly black. While bikers of both colors enjoy both festivals; the city, community and state view these two festivals vastly different creating a divide among the participants, business owners and residents. Against the backdrop of the historical relevance of the area's segregated past, this documentary explores the opposing viewpoints on segregation and integration, mutual love of motorcycle culture, and racial tensions that reach a boiling point every spring in this southern beach mecca.

Director

Ricky Kelly

Writer

Top Billed

Jake Evans

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Jake Evans
Jake Evans

self - mayor, Atlantic Beach, SC

John Skeeter
John Skeeter

self - historian

Dr. Umar Johnson
Dr. Umar Johnson

self - African-American Black activist and motivational speaker

Crew


Reviews

Felicity

⭐ 10/10

July 12, 2025

Excellent dissection of the disparities in the treatment of African-American bikers vs white bikers in Myrtle Beach for the respective groups' bike celebrations.

Even some of the whites interviewed admitted there was racism involved with everything from arrests for minor offenses to restaurants closing interiors to force the African-American bikers to eat outside during Black Bike Week.

One African-American biker said they were treated with… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

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Revenue

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