America ReFramed

America ReFramed

Street Fight (1x2)


Ημερομηνία προβολής: Σεπ 16, 2012

Illustrating the adage that politics is a contact sport, Street Fight gives viewers a ringside seat. This up-close chronicle of the 2002 race for mayor in Newark, New Jersey is riveting with its dramatic account of youthful energy and ideals running headlong into old-guard machine politics and racial charged demagoguery. These opposing forces are, of course, nothing new in American elections. But, in Newark in 2002, a black mayor was using these tactics against a black challenger and fellow Democrat, caused deep rifts among African American leaders across the country.

  • Πρώτη προβολή: Σεπ 2012
  • Επεισόδια: 187
  • Ακόλουθοι: 2
  • Τρέχων
  • PBS
  • Άγνωστο