Trailer | Decade of Fire
Preview: Season 21 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Decade of Fire covers the shocking story of when the South Bronx was on fire in the '70s.
Decade of Fire covers a shocking but untold piece of American urban history, when the South Bronx was on fire in the 1970s. Left unprotected by the city government, nearly a quarter-million people were displaced as their close-knit, multiethnic neighborhood burned to the ground. Decade of Fire also shows what can happen when a community chooses to fight back and reclaim their neighborhood.
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Trailer | Decade of Fire
Preview: Season 21 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Decade of Fire covers a shocking but untold piece of American urban history, when the South Bronx was on fire in the 1970s. Left unprotected by the city government, nearly a quarter-million people were displaced as their close-knit, multiethnic neighborhood burned to the ground. Decade of Fire also shows what can happen when a community chooses to fight back and reclaim their neighborhood.
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Clip: S21 Ep2 | 1m 1s | A community group in the Bronx in the '70s helps rebuild a neighborhood ravaged by fires. (1m 1s)
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