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The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

1980

N/R

Categories:

  • Documentary

Overview:

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.

Woodie King Jr.

Director, Screenplay

Cast:

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  • Ruby Dee

    Ruby Dee

  • Starletta DuPois

    Starletta DuPois

  • Novella Nelson

    Novella Nelson

  • Louise Stubbs

    Louise Stubbs

  • Clarice Taylor

    Clarice Taylor