Something went wrong
Try again later.
Show Me A Hero - Season 1 Episode 06
A bitter dispute over federally mandated public housing divides Yonkers, N.Y., in the late 1980s in this six-part miniseries based on former New York Times reporter Lisa Belkin';;s nonfiction book. Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers';; worst crisis. When federal courts ordered public housing be built in the white, middle class side of town, it divided the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.
19 December 1981, Bronx, New York, USA
4 November 1959, Los Angeles County, California, USA
15 July 1964, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
26 February 1970, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
8 June 1966, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
