Fires in the mirror : Crown Heights, Brooklyn and other identities /

On Aug. 19, 1991 in Crown Heights (Brooklyn, N.Y.) a Hasidic man accidentally runs over a Black boy (Gavin Cato). Three hours later a young Jewish scholar (Yankel Rosenbaum) was murdered by Black youths. Four days of fire-bombing and riots ensued. Smith acts out the roles of these 18 persons involve...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.), PBS Video
Other Authors:	Smith, Anna Deavere
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, [1993]
Subjects:	Violence > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) > Drama. Jews > New York (State) > New York > Drama. African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Films for the hearing impaired. Feature films. African Americans > Relations with Jews > Drama.

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Summary:	On Aug. 19, 1991 in Crown Heights (Brooklyn, N.Y.) a Hasidic man accidentally runs over a Black boy (Gavin Cato). Three hours later a young Jewish scholar (Yankel Rosenbaum) was murdered by Black youths. Four days of fire-bombing and riots ensued. Smith acts out the roles of these 18 persons involved in the racial conflict, trying to present the differing views of this serious problem. Includes actual film footage of the riots and violence.
Item Description:	Closed captioned for the hearing imparied. Persons played by Smith: Robert Sherman, Revised Al Sharpton, Rivkah Siegel, Min. Conrad Muhammad, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Angela Davis, Rev. Dr. Heron Sam, Henry K. Rice, Michael S. Miller, Richard E. Green, Norman Rosenbaum, Rabbi Joseph Spielman, Sonny Carson, Rabbi Shea Hecht, Rev. Al Sharpton, Roz Malamud, Reuven Ostrov, and Carmel Cato. Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program: American Playhouse. Based on the book by Anna Deavere Smith. "PLAH-121." Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (82 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide.
Format:	VHS.
Audience:	Sociology. Black studies. English.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, William Dill ; editor, Sam Pollard ; art, Dennis Bradford ; music, Joseph Jarman and Tony Mangurian ; costumes, Claudia Brown.