Seven Days in Bensonhurst

Thomas Lennon
1990-05-15


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58 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Al Sharpton Self Unowned
Judy Woodruff Host Unowned
Shelby Steele Self Unowned