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When liberty burns

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Summary
This documentary highlights the life and death of Arthur L. McDuffie. On December 17th, 1979, after failing to stop for a traffic light, police officers gave chase. After realizing he could not escape, McDuffie surrendered. He was beaten until he lost consciousness. That beating by multiple officers caused his death. Acquittal of the offending officers, charged in the murder sparked a civil disturbance in Miami's urban core. The McDuffie Riots ultimately changed Miami-Dade County and became a symbol of the city's struggle to contend with race relations and its sordid history during the Jim Crow era. This documentary engages family members and friends of Arthur McDuffie, lead detectives, eyewitnesses, historians, and contemporary community activists in interviews and it chronicles McDuffie's life and his rich relationships with his family and his community. When Liberty Burns also examines the context in which Miami developed during this country's Jim Crow era and traces the dynamics of race relations in the City while also managing increasingly diverse ethnic populations, growth, and change
Language
eng
Work
Instance
Label
When liberty burns
Title
When liberty burns
Contributor
Film director
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
This documentary highlights the life and death of Arthur L. McDuffie. On December 17th, 1979, after failing to stop for a traffic light, police officers gave chase. After realizing he could not escape, McDuffie surrendered. He was beaten until he lost consciousness. That beating by multiple officers caused his death. Acquittal of the offending officers, charged in the murder sparked a civil disturbance in Miami's urban core. The McDuffie Riots ultimately changed Miami-Dade County and became a symbol of the city's struggle to contend with race relations and its sordid history during the Jim Crow era. This documentary engages family members and friends of Arthur McDuffie, lead detectives, eyewitnesses, historians, and contemporary community activists in interviews and it chronicles McDuffie's life and his rich relationships with his family and his community. When Liberty Burns also examines the context in which Miami developed during this country's Jim Crow era and traces the dynamics of race relations in the City while also managing increasingly diverse ethnic populations, growth, and change
Cataloging source
Midwest
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Directed by Dudley Alexis
Intended audience
Not rated
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PerformerNote
Frederica Watts McDuffie, Forestine Reid, Marc McDuffie, Luis McDuffie, Gwendolyn Anderson, Perman Anderson
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Alexis, Dudley
  • McDuffie, Frederica Watts
  • Reid, Forestine
  • McDuffie, Marc
  • hoopla digital
Runtime
111
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  • McDuffie, Arthur Lee
  • African Americans
  • Trials (Police misconduct)
  • Riots
  • Police-community relations
  • Miami (Fla.)
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
When liberty burns
Link
https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/14815641?utm_source=MARC
Instantiates
Publication
Distribution
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
  • other
  • unknown
Extent
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 111 min.))
Form of item
electronic
Governing access note
Digital content provided by hoopla
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Medium for sound
other
Other physical details
sd., col.
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
14815641
Publisher number
MWT14815641
Sound
sound
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
System control number
(MWT)MWT14815641
System details
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Video recording format
other
Label
When liberty burns
Link
https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/14815641?utm_source=MARC
Publication
Distribution
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
  • other
  • unknown
Extent
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 111 min.))
Form of item
electronic
Governing access note
Digital content provided by hoopla
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Medium for sound
other
Other physical details
sd., col.
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
14815641
Publisher number
MWT14815641
Sound
sound
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
System control number
(MWT)MWT14815641
System details
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Video recording format
other

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