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Decade of fire / ITVS, Red Nut Films presents ; a film by Vivian Vázquez Irizarry, Gretchen Hildebran & Julia Steele Allen ; directed by Vivian Vázquez Irizarry and Gretchen Hildebran ; produced by Vivian Vázquez Irizarry, Gretchen Hildebran and Julia Steele Allen ; produced by Neyda Martinez ; written by Vivian Vázquez Irizarry and Gretchen Hildebran ; a co-production of Red Nut Films, LLC and Independent Television Service (ITVS), Latino Public Broadcasting and Black Public Media.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fires--New York (State)--New York.
- Fires.
- Discrimination in housing--New York (State)--New York.
- Discrimination in housing.
- Discrimination in mortgage loans--New York (State)--New York.
- Discrimination in mortgage loans.
- Fire investigation--New York (State)--New York.
- Fire investigation.
- Racism--New York (State)--New York.
- Racism.
- South Bronx (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions.
- South Bronx (New York, N.Y.).
- New York (N.Y.)--Race relations.
- New York (N.Y.).
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (76 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Pompton Plains, NJ : Bayview Entertainment, 2020.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- In the 1970s, fires consumed the South Bronx. Black and Puerto Rican residents were blamed, even as they fought to save their homes. Vivian Vázquez Irizarry pursues the truth around the fires, uncovering racist policies and neglect that shape our cities.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed February 29, 2024).
- OCLC:
- 1423559036
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