Format: VHS Video DCC Number: 9285.02 Program Title: Two Societies (1965-1968), (Copy #2) Series Title: Eyes On The Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads Episode Number: Program 2 Author: Length: 0:58:06 Located in: IMD Year Produced: 1990 Description: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christioan Leadership Congerence help Chicago's civil rights leaders in the non-violent struggle against segregated housing, pitting them against mayor Richard Daley. In Detroit, a police raid in a Black neighborhood sparks 5 days of rioting, leaving 43 dead. The Kerner Commisision finds that America is becoming "Two societies--one black, one white--separate and unequal;" President Lyndon Johnson ignores the report. Subjects: Civil Rights Movements--United States--History African Americans--Civil Rights--Illinois--Chicago Race Relations--United States--History Detroit (Mich.)--Riot, 1967 African Americans--Civil Rights--United States--History Segregation--United States--History Race Discrimination--Law & Legislation--United States United States--Race Relations Closed Captioned: CC DVS: Video Index: Bilingual: MPAA Rating:

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