Dylan's Run (2002)

What drives a young African-American man to become a member of the Republican Party and to run for a United States Congressional seat in a district in South Georgia with a disturbing racist history? "Dylan's Run" chronicles the experiences of Dylan Glenn, the great-grandson of emancipated slaves, as he seeks to become the first black Republican from the Deep South elected to Congress since Reconstruction. This startling film provides a gritty look into American politics in the New South.