reports Social Issues / Race / Religion
REPORTS BY SUBJECT Feb. 23, 1988
Shakedown in Santa Fe
(60 minutes) Eight years after one of the most violent prison uprisings in US history, Frontline returns to the penitentiary in New Mexico to probe the contininuing ... (more)
Jan. 26, 1988
Praise the Lord
(60 minutes) Frontline traces the rise and fall of television evangelists Jim and Tammy Bakker and investigates why government agencies failed to vigorously investigate charges of corruption ... (more)
Jun. 16, 1987
Keeping the Faith
(60 minutes) The black church was once the soul of its community. It was a rallying point and a force for change. Now, as the black middle ... (more)
Jun. 09, 1987
Death of a Porn Queen
(60 minutes) She was from Minnesota. Young, pretty, and fresh. She went to Hollywood in search of a dream and found herself in X-rated movies, on drugs, ... (more)
May. 05, 1987
The Bombing of West Philly
(60 minutes) 'I could hear the bullets all around me, hitting all around the house. I was forced back by gunfire,' says Ramona Africa, the only adult ... (more)
Mar. 03, 1987
Desperately Seeking Baby
(60 minutes) Two million American couples desperately want babies and can't have them. They are turning to private adoption deals brokered by lawyers and counselors. Sometimes they ... (more)
Feb. 17, 1987
Stopping Drugs
(60 minutes) A two-part special examining efforts to stamp out drugs. Part 1 examines the personal struggles of four addicts trying to kick the habit and the ... (more)
Feb. 10, 1987
Stopping Drugs
(60 minutes) A two-part special examining efforts to stamp out drugs. Part 1 examines the personal struggles of addicts trying to kick the habit and the ... (more)
Jun. 17, 1986
Assault on Affirmative Action
(60 minutes) The Supreme Court ruled against a Memphis firefighter who successfully fought for an affirmative action plan for the hiring of fellow firefighters in 1984. As ... (more)
Jun. 03, 1986
Holy War, Holy Terror
(60 minutes) Frontline correspondent John Laurence examines the background of the Islamic Revolution, the roots of radical Shiism and reveals why Iran's war with Iraq is an ... (more)
May. 27, 1986
A Matter of the Mind
(60 minutes) Millions of Americans are mentally ill. They live in a world that is fragile and often frightening. Inside a halfway house in St. Paul, Minesota, ... (more)
May. 20, 1986
The Bloods of 'Nam
(60 minutes) A high percentage of men on the frontlines in Vietnam were young, poor, undereducated, and black. By most accounts, they had the highest casualties. But ... (more)
Feb. 25, 1986
Divorce Wars
(60 minutes) Half of all American marriages end in divorce. Using unique access to mediation and court proceedings, Frontline profiles the couples, the lawyers, the judges, and ... (more)
Feb. 18, 1986
Tobacco on Trial
(60 minutes) Life-long smokers who say their health has been destroyed by cigarettes are suing tobacco companies. Frontline correspondent Judy Woodruff takes an inside look at the ... (more)
Feb. 04, 1986
Growing Up Poor
(60 minutes) The children of Chester, Pennsylvania are plagued by poor health, malnutrition, drugs, and family problems. Half of them live below the poverty line. Frontline follows ... (more)
May. 21, 1985
What About Mom and Dad?
(60 minutes) Americans over the age of 75 are the fastest growing segment of the nation's population. Many have spent all their lives planning carefully for retirement. ... (more)
May. 14, 1985
You Are in the Computer
(60 minutes) You go to rent an apartment and are turned down without any obvious reason. Then you find out your name is in a computer file ... (more)
Apr. 23, 1985
Catholics in America: Is Nothing Sacred?
(60 minutes) One in four American citizens is Catholic, yet few seem to agree with-or follow-every doctrine and practice of their church. Frontline examines the conflicts within ... (more)
Apr. 16, 1985
Men Who Molest
(60 minutes) Experts estimate there are at least four million child sexual abusers in the US, and they do not fit our stereotypes. Almost half of those ... (more)
Mar. 26, 1985
A Class Divided
(60 minutes) Almost 20 years ago, the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed, a teacher in a small town in Iowa tried a daring classroom ... (more)
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