This program is an illuminating account of events too often relegated to footnotes in U.S. history — the black urban rebellions of the 1960s.

February 2010 (check local listings)

This program is an illuminating account of events too often relegated to footnotes in U.S. history - the black urban rebellions of the 1960s. Focusing on the six-day Newark, New Jersey, outbreak in mid-July, "Revolution '67" reveals how the disturbance began as spontaneous revolts against poverty and police brutality and ended as fateful milestones in America's struggles over race and economic justice. Voices from across the spectrum - activist Tom Hayden, journalist Bob Herbert, Mayor Sharpe James and other officials, National Guardsmen and Newark citizens - recall lessons as hard-earned then as they have been easy to neglect since. Co-production with Independent Television Service (ITVS) and American Documentary | P.O.V. in association with WSKG. Producer/director: Marylou Tibaldo-Bongiorno.

Discover other PBS programs honoring and celebrating Black History Month in February 2010.