benton harbor (mich.)

Discusses the impact on a community's race relations when a young African-American is found murdered near a river which separates two Michigan towns; one predominantly white and prosperous and the other African-American and impoverished.

Discusses the impact on a community's race relations when a young African-American is found murdered near a river which separates two Michigan towns; one predominantly white and prosperous and the other African-American and impoverished.

The story of two Michigan towns, separated by the St. Joseph River. St. Joseph is a prosperous lakeshore community, 95 percent white, while Benton Harbor is impoverised and 92 percent black.