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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Bibliographic Details
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:
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.
Black Panther Party > History.
Million Man March > (1995 : > Washington, D.C.)
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom > (1963 : > Washington, D.C.)
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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