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- BFI identifier365081
- Date1990-02-19 (Television)
- Production countryUSA
- Production company
- SynopsisLooks at the often violent and unethical response of the law to black activism or the threat of it, from both local and federal law enforcement agencies. The two major events it considers are the shooting of two Black Panther Party leaders in a pre-dawn police raid and the violent response to a 5-day take-over by inmates of Attica State Prison, New York in protest at poor conditions and treatment. (Synopsis)
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Title
A Nation of Law (1968-71) (Original)
Category
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- Eyes on the Prize: America at the Racial Crossroads
Series Work - 778605
USA - TV
- A Nation of Law (1968-71)
Work - 365081 - 1990-02-19 (Television)
USA - TV - Non Fiction
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- A Nation of Law (1968-71)
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