Seven Days in Bensonhurst
The 1989 murder of Yusef Hawkins by white youths in the Bensonhurst section of New York City set off a racial and political fire storm. On the eve of the first verdicts in the murder case, writer Shelby Steele returns to talk to the participants and tries to unravel the forces that propelled this racial crisis.
Director: Thomas Lennon
Cast
Al Sharpton
Self
Judy Woodruff
Host
Shelby Steele
Self
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Details
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release
- May 15, 1990
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Studios
- FRONTLINE, Thomas Lennon Films
- Director
- Thomas Lennon