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Power and powerlessness. Miami's black community -- pummeled by urban renewal, a lack of jobs, and police harassment -- explodes in rioting. But in Chicago, an unprecedented grassroots movement triumphs. Frustrated by decades of unfulfilled promises made by the city's Democratic political...
| Uniform Title: | Eyes on the prize (Television program). |
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| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
| Published: |
Arlington, VA :
Public Broadcasting Service,
[1990]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Power and powerlessness. Miami's black community -- pummeled by urban renewal, a lack of jobs, and police harassment -- explodes in rioting. But in Chicago, an unprecedented grassroots movement triumphs. Frustrated by decades of unfulfilled promises made by the city's Democratic political machine, reformers install Harold Washington as Chicago's first black mayor. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast as an episode of Eyes on the Prize, America at the racial crossroads on American experience in 1990. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (58 minutes) : sound, color and black and white |
| Playing Time: | 00:57:56 |