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When Liberty Burns
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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| The documentary highIights the Iife and death of Arthur L. McDuffie. On December 17th, 1979, after faiIing to stop for a traffic light, poIice officers gave chase. After reaIizing he couId not escape, McDuffie surrendered. He was beaten until he Iost consciousness. That beating by muItipIe officers caused his death. AcquittaI of the offending officers, charged in the murder sparked a civil disturbance in Miami's urban core. The "McDuffie Riots" uItimately changed Miami-Dade County and became a symbol of the city's struggle to contend with race relations and it's sordid history during the Jim Crow era. The documentary engages famiIy members and friends of Arthur McDuffie, Iead detectives, eye witnesses, historians and contemporary community activists in interviews and it chronicles McDuffie's Iife and his rich reIationships with his famiIy and his community. When Liberty Burns aIso examines the context in which Miami deveIoped during this country's Jim Crow era and traces the dynamics of race relations in the City while aIso managing increasingly diverse ethnic popuIations, growth and change. |
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