American Experience Season 20 Episode 5 Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land 2008
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The call for Black Power takes various forms across communities in black America. In Cleveland, Carl Stokes wins election as the first black mayor of a major American city. The Black Panther Party, armed with law books, breakfast programs, and guns, is born in Oakland. Substandard teaching practices prompt parents to gain educational control of a Brooklyn school district but then lead them to a showdown with New York City's teachers' union.
- Released: 2008-02-10
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars:
- Director: Cameo George
- Source: CWR-CRB
