The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

Documentary · 2018

Tells the poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans. Central to the story is the tale of how a new national program, Medicare, was used to mount a dramatic, coordinated effort that desegregated thousands of hospitals across the country in a matter of months.

Starring

Daniel Loewenthal, Daniel Loewenthal, Danny Glover, Danny Glover, Daniel Loewenthal, Daniel Loewenthal, Daniel Loewenthal, Daniel Loewenthal, Charles Burnett, Charles Burnett, Roberta Friedman, Roberta Friedman

Director

Daniel Loewenthal