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The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

2018

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Categories:

  • Documentary

Overview:

Tells the poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans. Central to the story is the tale of how a new national program, Medicare, was used to mount a dramatic, coordinated effort that desegregated thousands of hospitals across the country in a matter of months.

Daniel Loewenthal

Editor, Producer, Director

Charles Burnett

Director

Roberta Friedman

Producer

Barbara Berney

Producer

Anna Reid-Jhirad

Writer

Leslie Clark

Writer

Martin Dornbaum

Writer

Cast:

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  • Danny Glover

    Danny Glover

    Narrator (voice)