Fires in the mirror Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and other identities /

On Aug. 19, 1991 in Crown Heights (Brooklyn, N.Y.) a Hasidic man accidentally ran over a Black boy (Gavin Cato). Three hours later a young Jewish scholar (Yankel Rosenbaum) was murdered by Black youths. Four days of fire-bombing and riots ensued. Smith acts out the roles of these 18 persons involved...

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Corporate Authors:	KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.), PBS Video
Other Authors:	Fortis, Cheri, Fortis, Cherie (Production personnel), Smith, Anna Deavere (Actor), Wolfe, George C (Director)
Format:	Unknown
Language:	English
Published:	Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, c1993 Alexandria, VA. : 1993 Alexandria, Va. : c1993
Series:	American playhouse (Television program)
Subjects:	Cato, Gavin, > 1983-1991 > Drama Rosenbaum, Yankel, > -1991 > Drama 1900 - 1999 1900-1999 African Americans > Relations with Jews African Americans > New York (N.Y.) > Drama African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Drama African Americans > New York State > New York > Drama Biographical films Documentary films Films for the hearing impaired Jews > New York (N.Y.) > Drama Jews > New York (State) > New York > Drama Jews > New York State > New York > Drama Violence > New York (State) > New York > Drama Violence > New York State > New York > History > 20th century > Drama African Americans Jews Race relations Violence Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) > History > Drama Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.) > Race relations > Drama New York (N.Y.) > Race relations > Drama New York (N.Y.) > Race relations Violence > New York (N.Y.) > History > Drama New York (State) > New York New York (State) > New York > Crown Heights Drama History Videotapes

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