Movie: Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

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Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis

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Dr. Percy Julian
Dr. Percy Julian

Himself

St. Clair Drake
St. Clair Drake

Himself

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    The Black middle class, torn between white goals and Black needs, are examined by producers William Greaves and William Branch in a 90-minute NET Journal documentary.

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    1968-01-02

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