# Black America's War

Looks at the role of the black American soldier in the U.S. military from the lowest marine to U.S. Army General Colin Powell. Includes a town hall meeting and debate held in an inner city church in Philadelphia on the use of force in the Persian Gulf and black American opposition to the war. Jesse Jackson is questioned about his peace efforts during the conflict. 1 videocassette (58 min.) : 1/2 in VHS Originally broadcast on the PBS television program Frontline, April 2, 1991 Moderator, Charles Ogletree ; narrator, Will Lyman Writer/producer, Thomas Lennon ; director, Michael Kirk

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1991
- By: Thomas Lennon, Kirk Documentary Group., WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), PBS Video.
- Genres: War
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/BlackAmericasWar)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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