When liberty burns

Streaming video - 2022

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 c...ommunity 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.

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Genres
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[United States] : Dreamscape Media, LLC 2022.
Language
English
Corporate Author
hoopla digital
Corporate Author
hoopla digital (-)
Other Authors
Dudley Alexis (film director)
Online Access
Instantly available on hoopla.
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Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 111 min.)) : sd., col
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Audience
Not rated.
Production Credits
Directed by Dudley Alexis.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).