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Dresden Story

Jan 1, 1954

0h 29m

★ 0.0

Overview

People are interviewed in Dresden, Ontario, to sample local attitudes towards racial discrimination against black people that brought this town into the news. After a round-up of the opinions of individual citizens, white and black, commentator Gordon Burwash joins two discussion panels, presenting opposite points of view. The rights and wrongs of the quarrel are left for the audience to decide.

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Documentary

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ONF | NFB

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Gordon Burwash

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0.0

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8.3

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0.0

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0.0

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