The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

52m
Documentary
7

In 1963 a group of young Black boys living in Harlem were involved in an incident that earned them the nickname "The Harlem Six." Intent on protecting and clearing the names of their sons, several mothers bonded together to make their story known. This work emerges as a powerful close up of police brutality, and of power dynamics of 1960's Harlem.

Cast

Ruby Dee
Unknown
Starletta DuPois
Unknown
Novella Nelson
Unknown
Louise Stubbs
Unknown
Clarice Taylor
Unknown

Crew

Woodie King Jr.
Director, Screenplay
Joseph Burton
Editor

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