Basic Info
Release: January 01, 1980
Runtime: 52 min
Status: Released
The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six
1980
52 min
Overview
In 1963 a group of young Black boys living in Harlem were involved in an incident that earned them the nickname "The Harlem Six." Intent on protecting and clearing the names of their sons, several mothers bonded together to make their story known. This work emerges as a powerful close up of police brutality, and of power dynamics of 1960's Harlem.
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Documentary
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- English en
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Cast
Ruby Dee
Starletta DuPois
Novella Nelson
Louise Stubbs
Clarice Taylor
Crew
Woodie King Jr.
Director
Woodie King Jr.
Screenplay
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