The powerbroker : Whitney Young's fight for civil rights

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The powerbroker : Whitney Young's fight for civil rights
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Whitney Young's fight for civil rights
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directed by Christine Khalafian, Taylor Hamilton
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  • Powerbroker
  • Power broker
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Whitney Young's fight for civil rights
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Language
eng
Summary
The Powerbroker tells the story of Whitney Young, who biographer Nancy Weiss Malkiel called 'the inside man of the black revolution.' A social worker who became the executive director of the National Urban League from 1961 to his death in 1971, he was denigrated by black power advocates, but by challenging America's business and political communities directly, Young was able to make in-roads where other civil rights leader could not
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TEFMT
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videorecording
Credits note
Writer and producer, Bonnie Boswell, Christine Khalafian, Taylor Hamilton ; music, Didler Leplae, Joe Wong
Language note
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing
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Narrator: Alfre Woodard
Runtime
60
Technique
live action

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