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Dream City: Race, Power and Decline of DC

Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood, Co-authors of the book, Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of DC, published by Simon and Schuster. They … read more

Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood, Co-authors of the book, Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of DC, published by Simon and Schuster. They focused on former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, his rise to political power, his arrest by the black chief of police, and his current

campaign to recover the mayorship. They also described Washington’s

legacy of racism, white guilt, and current African American

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Oct 02, 1994 | 8:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Oct 03, 1994 | 6:59am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Oct 02, 1994 | 8:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 02, 1994 | 11:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 03, 1994 | 2:24am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 03, 1994 | 6:59am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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