Racial killing in USA

Title

Racial killing in USA

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

22 Dec 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:48

Description

Report on the trial of white teenage gang members Jon Lester (British), Scott Kern and Jason Ladone following the killing of Trinidadian, Michael Griffith, in New York on 20/12/86; interview with lawyer, Ronald Rubenstein; male Black activist (not identified); Jean Griffith, mother of victim; Charles J. Hynes, state prosecutor; vox pop with New Yorkers. Reporter not identified.

Contributors

Ronald Rubenstein; Jean Griffith; Charles J. Hynes

Keywords

USA; Interethnic relations; Ethnic conflicts; Homicide; African-American peoples; Civil and political rights; Racially motivated crime; Jon Lester; Scott Kern; Jason Ladone; Michael Griffith; Cedric Sandiford; Curtis Sylvester; Timothy Grimes

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