Illustrating the adage that politics is a contact sport, Street Fight gives viewers a ringside seat. This up-close chronicle of the 2002 race for mayor in Newark, New Jersey is riveting with its dramatic account of youthful energy and ideals running headlong into old-guard machine politics and racial charged demagoguery. These opposing forces are, of course, nothing new in American elections. But, in Newark in 2002, a black mayor was using these tactics against a black challenger and fellow Democrat, caused deep rifts among African American leaders across the country. |
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Title: | Street Fight | |
Air Date: | September 16, 2012 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
biker_71 : probably one of the better ep's of the series, not sure why but i actually tear up a littl...