Films for the Humanities and Sciences - A Portrait of Colin Powell

A Portrait of Colin Powell

The son of Jamaican immigrants born in Harlem, Colin Powell grew up in the South Bronx. He says he didn't know he was a minority because everyone was a minority; that, yes, there were drugs in the neighborhood but that they were not tolerated among those with strong family ties; that he did not do well at college but found his mission in the army. General Powell comes across as an extraordinarily capable, intelligent, self-aware, and self-controlled man: an exceptional role model for those who must carve out their own road to success; a striking portrait of a U.S. Army with a great potential for doing peacetime social good. (28 minutes)

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Item#: BVL2797
Copyright date: ©1990


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