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Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

19681h 30min
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The Black middle class, torn between white goals and Black needs, are examined by producers William Greaves and William Branch in a 90-minute NET Journal documentary.

GenreDocumentary
Production CcountriesUnited States of America

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