Rosedale: The Way It Is

Series: Bill Moyers' Journal Series

Duration: 57 min.

Year Published: 1976

Creator: iu

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Documents the racial tension in the Rosedale section of Queens, NY. The entrance of one black family into the white middle-class neighborhood triggers the tragic bombing of their home. Shows a white resident trying to maintain the neighborhood status quo through a real estate referral service. Redlining adjacent. , Documents the racial tensions stemming from one incident in the Rosedale section of Queens, New York, and records the bitterness and hostility of white adults and children toward the presence of blacks in Rosedale. Explains that in this predominantly white middle-class neighborhood next to affluent Nassau County, the entrance of one black family into the community triggered the tragic bombing of their home. Shows a white resident group trying to maintain the neighborhood status quo through a real estate referral service.

Complete Record: , Documents the racial tensions stemming from one incident in the Rosedale section of Queens, New York, and records the bitterness and hostility of white adults and children toward the presence of blacks in Rosedale. Explains that in this predominantly white middle-class neighborhood next to affluent Nassau County, the entrance of one black family into the community triggered the tragic bombing of their home. Shows a white resident group trying to maintain the neighborhood status quo through a real estate referral service.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.