Synopsis
An examination of the Black Power movement in the late 1960s in the UK, surveying both the individuals and the cultural forces that defined the era.
- Programme: Black Power: A British Story of Resistance
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2021
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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