Seven Days in Bensonhurst

Overview

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

Al Sharpton

Self

Judy Woodruff

Host

Shelby Steele

Self

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