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Power! 1967-1968

S2 · E3 · 29 Jan 1990 · 1 hr 0 min

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.

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Michael Chin · Director of Photography

Robert Shepard · Director of Photography