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Friday, March 1, 2013

Eyes on the Prize: Power! (1967-1968) [Part 9 of 14] (1990)





















Starring:
  • Julian Bond
  • Eugene 'Bull' Connor
PBS.org
The call for Black Power takes various forms across communities in black America. In Cleveland, Carl Stokes wins election as the first black mayor of a major American city. The Black Panther Party, armed with law books, breakfast programs, and guns, is born in Oakland. Substandard teaching practices prompt parents to gain educational control of a Brooklyn school district but then lead them to a showdown with New York City's teachers' union.

Transcript for "Power!": PBS.org

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