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Twilight: Los Angeles - Latasha Harlins

Anna Deveare Smith portrays an activist and a store owner addressing Harlin's death.

Aired 06/12/2015 | Rating NR

Great Performances

Twilight: Los Angeles - Latasha Harlins

Clip: Season 42 Episode 23 | 2m 47s

Anna Deveare Smith portrays an activist and a store owner addressing Harlin's death.

In 1991, Soon Ja Du, a Korean store owner, received a light sentence in the shooting death of Latasha Harlins, a 15-year-old African-American. Anna Deveare Smith portrays an African-American community activist who repudiates defense attorney Charles Lloyd and draws a parallel between Latasha and Rodney King. Smith also portrays a Korean liquor store owner describing tensions with young customers.

Aired 06/12/2015 | Rating NR

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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...

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