Frontline: Black America's War #656491
PBS Special for Friday, Apr 05, 1991
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An examination of the impact of the Persian Gulf war on black Americans with excerpts of statements by and/or interviews with Edwin Dorn, WWII veteran Eugene Smith, retired Lieutenant General Frank Petersen, Professor Roger Wilkins, high school student Avi Green, Allen Nelson of the Friends Peace Committee in Philadelphia, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Juan Williams of the "Washington Post", "New York Magazine" writer Joe Klein, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Colin Powell, Steven Roberts of "US News and World Report", Thomas DeFrank of "Newsweek", and George Bush. Taped excerpts of a town meeting which included the participation of Jesse Jackson, Hodding Carter, Peterson, Klein, Professor Charles Ogletree, and unidentified others.
- Duration:
- 00:57:00
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