Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street
"Where The Only Color That Mattered Was Green"
Synopsis
This 90 minute, 3-act documentary details the rise & fall of Maxwell Street, Chicago's great outdoor market, the birthplace of the electric blues and where "the only color that mattered was green".
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