The two nations of black America / WGBH Educational Foundation ; produced by June Cross ; correspondent: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; written by June Cross and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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There is a growing economic divide in black America. Today, America's black middle class is the largest in its history, yet roughly one-third of black America continues to live in poverty. This film measures the economic and social success of the civil rights movement and the gap between middle clas...

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Corporate Authors: WGBH Educational Foundation, PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Cross, June, Gates, Henry Louis, Jr, West, Cornel, Bond, Julian, 1940-2015, Karenga, Maulana, Cleaver, Eldridge, 1935-1998, Cleaver, Kathleen, Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-, Wilson, William J., 1935-, Jackson, Jesse, 1941-, Jones, Quincy, 1933-, Sykes, David, Edley, Christopher F., 1953-, Patterson, Orlando, 1940-, Brooks, Avery
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2008]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Black Panther Party > History.
Million Man March > (1995 : > Washington, D.C.)
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom > (1963 : > Washington, D.C.)
African Americans > Economic conditions.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Social classes > United States.
African Americans > Race identity.
Ethnicity > Social aspects > United States.
Urban poor > United States.
Poverty > United States.
Civil rights movements > United States > Influence.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color and black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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There is a growing economic divide in black America. Today, America's black middle class is the largest in its history, yet roughly one-third of black America continues to live in poverty. This film measures the economic and social success of the civil rights movement and the gap between middle class and poor African-Americans through interviews with noted Afro-Americans and historical film footage.
Note:Originally presented as an episode of the television series Frontline in 1998.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CR1 D0095395 VideoDVD
E185.8 .T96 2008 VideoDVD
ISBN:0793694205
9780793694204
System Details:DVD, full screen; NTSC.
Participant or Performer:
Commentary: Cornel West, Julian Bond, Maulana Karenga, Eldridge Cleaver, Kathleen Cleaver, Angela Davis, William Julius Wilson, Jesse Jackson, Quincy Jones, David Sykes, Christopher Edley, Orlando Patterson ; voice of W.E.B. Doubois: Avery Brooks.