Black Beach/White Beach

Synopsis

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.

Jake Evans

self - mayor, Atlantic Beach, SC

John Skeeter

self - historian

Dr. Umar Johnson

self - African-American Black activist and motivational speaker

Mayor John Rhodes

self

David Hucks

self