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Hard Way, The Pt. 2 of 2

Reel Number: 221528-03

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1970s,1980s

Country: USA

Location: Harlem,New York City,NYC

TC Begins: 05:38:37

TC Ends: 05:44:23

Duration: 00:05:46

Continued... Ext. Columbia Presbyterian Hospital & group out door, Jimmy w/ fiance, gets in cab & they leave. Talking & arguing on playground. 05:40:06 Group of Blacks sitting in hospital arguing. Black doctor explaining: “There’s no point in trying to sweep it under the rug...hypertension is very serious among Black people, especially among older Black people.” Doctor goes on & explains giving statistics of various blocks in community that have been tested for high blood pressure. “Its worse than sickle cell anaemia, its worse than cancer...” 05:42:48 LS, pan over Harlem rooftops. View down onto 125th street & Apollo Theater w/ traffic choked up. 05:43:06 MS moving along sidewalk, people on tenement stoops; on fender of car. CUs having blood pressure taken & MS. End Credits: Produced for HEW by William Greaves Productions Inc. 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.

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