The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

1980Directed by Woodie King Jr.

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Released: January 1, 1980
Runtime: 52m

About The Torture of Mothers: The Case of the Harlem Six

Documentary

Synopsis

In 1963 a group of young Black boys living in Harlem were involved in an incident that earned them the nickname "The Harlem Six." Intent on protecting and clearing the names of their sons, several mothers bonded together to make their story known. This work emerges as a powerful close up of police brutality, and of power dynamics of 1960's Harlem.

Director: Woodie King Jr.
Writer: Woodie King Jr.

Principal cast

In billing order

Ruby Dee
Starletta DuPois
Novella Nelson
Louise Stubbs
Clarice Taylor

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