Frontline

Season 9 Episode 6: Black America's War

44 SeasonsOct 02, 1990TV-PG1h 00m8.6

Nearly thirty percent of all US soldiers in Gulf War were black Americans. But blacks were much more skeptical than whites about decision to go to war.

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Season 9 Episodes:

Episode 1 To the Brink of War

1. To the Brink of War

Aired: Sep 11, 1990

On January 15, 1991, United Nations resolution that allowed use of force agai...

Episode 2 Cuba and Cocaine

2. Cuba and Cocaine

Aired: Sep 18, 1990

Frontline investigates long history of Castro's connection to drug trade. Des...

Episode 5 The Mind of Hussein

5. The Mind of Hussein

Aired: Sep 21, 1990

Through interviews with Hussein's former neighbors, members of his government...

Episode 6 Black America's War

6. Black America's War

Aired: Oct 2, 1990

Nearly thirty percent of all US soldiers in Gulf War were black Americans. Bu...

Episode 12 To the Last Fish

12. To the Last Fish

Aired: Nov 27, 1990

Journalist and author Paul Greenberg (Four Fish; American Catch) spends a yea...

Episode 14 The Gates Nomination

14. The Gates Nomination

Aired: Dec 18, 1990

At start of US Senate confirmation hearings, Frontline probes background of R...

Episode 19 My Doctor, My Lover

19. My Doctor, My Lover

Aired: Feb 26, 1991

Dr Jason Richter, a psychiatrist, had a sexual affair with his patient Meliss...


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Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, News