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Rosedale: The Way It Is
Bill Moyers takes an in-depth look at Rosedale, a nearly all-white community of six thousand families in the borough of Queens, New York. Since the summer of 1974, some residents have been protesting against Black families moving into the area. Moyers talks with the Spencers, a Black family whose been met with hostility and members of R.O.A.R. (Return Our American Rights), a Rosedale real estate referral service dedicated to keeping Rosedale white.
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Rosedale: The Way It Is
Racial tensions soared as the Spencers, a middle-class black family moved into Rosedale, a Queens white working-class neighborhood. In this 1976 documentary, Bill Moyers examines the fear, hatred and courage generated as the have-nots of our society battle for a tiny piece of the good life.
Bill Moyers
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Richard Kotuk
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Ara Chekmayan
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Richard Kozák
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