The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution poster

The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

2018 · 56 min

Documentary

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Trailer

Tells the poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans. Central to the story is the tale of how a new national program, Medicare, was used to mount a dramatic, coordinated effort that desegregated thousands of hospitals across the country in a matter of months.

Crew

  • Director Charles Burnett
  • Director Daniel Loewenthal
  • Writer Anna Reid-Jhirad
  • Writer Leslie Clark
  • Writer Martin Dornbaum

Cast

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

GO DEEPER

Turn the obscurity dial up. There's a lot further down to go.

Deal me more

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