Hard Way, The Pt. 1 of 2

Black neighborhood, young couple walking across street & greet friend; walk up sidewalk talking. Meet others by fence; on playground park benches. Jimmy Parker talks about having had stroke due to hypertension. CU woman in afro: “I ain’t never heard no young dudes had no strokes, man.” etc. Jiving. “Blacks don’t get no high blood pressure!” “Man, them White people got so much high blood pressure now they’re trying to pawn it off on the Blacks.” They argue about whether or not Blacks have high blood pressure. 05:19:12 Bill Cosby narration. Title: The Hard Way. Credits for actors. Prod. Written Directed by William (Bill) Greaves. 05:19:57 Table on playground & Black nurses taking blood pressure for neighborhood. Take Parker’s. Eating at family table in kitchen, argues about going to playground, CU taking piill, stops & doesn’t. Playing basketball, stops, leg is numb. Helped home, call doctor. Ext. Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, int w/ Parker on bed, doctors, CU machine. Doctor tells parents he’s had stroke; ask why he isn’t on his medication. Wants to check parents for blood pressure. 05:25:35 Waiting room, parents into Hypertension Center. Black doctor examining (VO Cosby) parents says they don’t have high blood pressure, but husband has blood pressure on “high side”. 05:27:28 White woman talking to White doctor about losing weight; Jimmy Parker, man smoking, doctor explaining what you have to do. VO Cosby explaining what Doctor said. People look very unhappy. 05:31:41 Older man: Shakes head, “I’m just too busy,” dissolve to man on breathing machine in hospital being examined by doctor. 05:32:21 Jimmy Parker in hospital gown talking to doctor about not taking medicine. Doctor: “this thing kills 40 times more Black people than sickle cell anaemia aka anemia.” 05:34:45 Old man in breathing machine, doctors & nurse beside him. 05:35:40 Parker on playground arguing w/ others about numbers of high blood pressure vs sickle cell. 05:36:20 Group talking w/ doctor as to why they have to do “all this” Parker listening. They discuss how to stay on the medication, diet & rest program. 05:38:14 Sam Johnson having blood pressure taken by doctor. Talk about following the program & losing weight. Medical; Heart Disease; Medicine; Government Films; Prevention; 1970s; 1980s; Ethnic; Racism; Street Language; NOTE: Any continuous 15 minutes of entire film sold at per reel rate.