Films for the Humanities and Sciences - In Search of a Common Destiny: Blacks and American Society

In Search of a Common Destiny: Blacks and American Society

This program with Bill Moyers examines the status of black Americans, particularly in light of the rioting in Los Angeles that followed the Rodney King verdict. Featured in the program are rapper Sister Souljah; Robert Woodson, Chairman of the Council for a Black Economic Agenda; and Michael Cross, Director of the Male Responsibility Program of the Detroit Urban League. They are joined by Charles Hamilton (Columbia University), Jennifer Hochschild (Princeton), and Gerald Jaynes (Yale), academics who have been involved in studying the status of black Americans. (60 minutes)

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Item#: BVL5045
Copyright date: ©1992
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-9286-8

Part of the Series : Listening to America with Bill Moyers


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