The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

Overview

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.

Directed by Charles Burnett, Daniel Loewenthal

Top cast

Danny Glover

Narrator (voice)

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