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S20E05: Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised LandThe 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.
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Air Date:
Feb 10, 2008
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55 minutes
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