Black and Blue

Black and Blue

1987
58m
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Documentary
Overview

A film by Hugh King and Lamar Williams - a powerful mix of archival material, news clips and documentary footage chronicles impassioned community response to decades of deadly force against people of color by members of the Philadelphia police force. Community leaders, politicians, police officers, survivors of police brutality and sympathizers unravel a pattern of biased violent police behavior from the tenure of Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo to the bombing of Osage Avenue. This documentary is a testimony to long-standing tensions between police and people of color in communities throughout the United States.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Third World Newsreel New Liberty Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

police brutality philadelphia, pennsylvania

Quick Facts

Release Date April 10, 1987
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Barbara Grant
Barbara Grant

Narrator

Key Crew

Lamar Williams
Director
Hugh L. King
Director
Hugh L. King
Producer
Lamar Williams
Producer