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In the Shadow of the Capitol

Frontline correspondent Charles Cobb journeys to a Washington, DC that tourists rarely see. The nation's capital, seventy-five percent black, faces widespread poverty, yet it is run by some of the civil-rights movement's most effective and militant organizers, including Mayor Marion Barry.

English
  • Originally Aired January 31, 1983
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Production Code 103
  • Network PBS
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