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A Nation of Law?, 1967-1968

Black activism is increasingly met with a sometimes violent and unethical response from local and federal law enforcement agencies. In Chicago, two Black Panther Party leaders are killed in a pre-dawn raid by police acting on information supplied by an FBI informant. In the wake of President Nixon's call to "law and order," stepped-up arrests push the already poor conditions at New York's Attica State Prison to the limit. A five-day inmate takeover calling the public's attention to the conditions leaves 43 men dead: four killed by inmates, 39 by police.

English
  • Originally Aired February 19, 1990
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network PBS
  • Created April 15, 2020 by
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Name Type Role
Terry Kay Rockefeller Writer
Steve Fayer Writer
Louis J. Massiah Writer
Thomas Ott Writer
Louis J. Massiah Director
Thomas Ott Director
Terry Kay Rockefeller Director