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Hulu is developing a documentary about Freaknik, the legendary HBCU spring break party that exploded in popularity in the 1990s.
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told will depict “the rise and fall of a small Atlanta HBCU picnic that exploded into an influential street party and spotlighted ATL as a major cultural stage,” according to Variety.

1:31 History of Freaknik
7:15 Hulu documentary release news got some shook?
9:03 What kind of influence did Freaknik have?

Jermaine Dupri and Unlce Luke- Luther Campbell are a part of the team of executive producers. After kicking off in the mid-1980s as an annual picnic gathering for local HBCUs, Freaknik would go on to become an influential festival that defined Atlanta culture for nearly two decades. Every year, hundreds of thousands of students would take to the city for a weekend featuring dance contests, concerts, parties, sporting events, and a job fair.

By the late-1990s, Freaknik had sparked criticism from various groups, including the Atlanta Committee for Black College Spring Break, which called on the local community to no longer embrace the festival.

“We cannot support events that bring lewd activities, sexual assaults, violence against women and public safety concerns; firetrucks not being able to reach victims, and ambulances not being able to reach hospitals in a timely manner,″ the committee told the Associated Press in 1998.

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As Freaknik grew, the attitudes toward it of local homeowners and business owners became negative. It was challenged by Atlanta businesses, neighborhood associations, business owners and community leaders. Under pressure, Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell cracked down on Freaknik in 1996. A much larger police presence created tension and discomfort among the almost entirely black festival goers. Roadblocks were placed at freeway exits that led to Atlanta. After city leaders took these measures to curtail Freaknic's accessibility, its popularity faded. The event moved east from Atlanta to Memorial Drive in DeKalb County, Georgia. After a 20-year hiatus, the last official Freaknik being in 1999, Atlanta-based promotion company After 9 Partners and Carlos Neal contracted Luther Campbell, Juvenile, Trina and others to spearheaded the return of a revamped Freaknik in June 2019. The Summer 2019 Freaknik featured hip-hop and R&B music artists performing at the Cellairis Amphitheatre. Other activities were available throughout Atlanta, such as a community service event. Many of the 20,000+ attendees were adults who participated in the official Freakniks of the 80s and 90s

A season one episode of True Life followed college students during 1998's Freaknik.
A season six episode of Sister, Sister chronicled Tia and Tamera's trip from Michigan to Atlanta toward Freaknik with their college friends.

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