Independent Lens · SEASON 21

Decade of Fire

Episode 2 · 2019-11-04

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  • Documentary

Episode overview

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.

60 minutes

Season 21 episodes