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Independent Lens•Season 21•Episode 2

Decade of Fire

7.7/10 · 8 votesNov 4, 201960 min

Ranked #5 of 15 in Season 21•+0.3 vs season avg

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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

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Season 21 Episodes19

Made in Boise

E2 7.7Now viewing

Decade of Fire

E3 7.2

The Interpreters

E4 7.2

Conscience Point; Jewel's Hunt

E5 7.5

ATTLA

Accept the Call

E7 7.6

The First Rainbow Coalition

E8 6.9

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

E9 7.4

Leftover Women

E10 7.4

We Believe In Dinosaurs

Always in Season

One Child Nation

Bedlam

The Hottest August

Jim Allison: Breakthrough

E16 8.3

Rewind

E17 7.8

Eating Up Easter

E18 7.3

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

E19

Pipe Dreams

Cast6

Susan Sarandon

Edie Falco

Host

Peter Coyote

America Ferrera

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Stanley Tucci

Self - Host

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Episode Summary

"Decade of Fire" is episode 2 of Independent Lens season 21. It scored 7.7/10 from 8 votes, ranking #5 of 15 episodes this season (season average 7.4). It aired on November 4, 2019.

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