Toward Freedom (1940-1965) Part 5

Description

The agency provided description reads as follows: This episode examines Harlem's politics of protest, its political leaders, the effect of World War II and the community's social growth in the 1960s. The episode describes how minister (and later Congressman) Adam Clayton Powell opened up job opportunities for blacks in Harlem in 1941, how Philip Randolf forced affirmative action for blacks in defense plants and the powerful influence of black musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne and others. The episode also discusses the dark side of Harlem life, including "night stick justice", blatant segregation, disastrous gang wars, drug addiction, misery and poverty.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Agency for Global Media

Series

Video Tape Programs and Worldnet Broadcasts