ABC Afterschool Specials Taking a Stand (Season 17, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

ABC Afterschool Specials

Taking a Stand (Season 17, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Neighborhood starts examining their feelings of racism when one of the neighbors is caught vandalizing the home of a black family, and people start taking sides.

Director

Sandy Smolan

Writer

Bruce Harmon (written by)

Producer

Robbie Tollin (as Roberta L. Rowe)

Composers

Betty Buckley | Keith Herrmann

Cinematographer

Paul Elliott

Editor

Paul Fried

Production Designer

Barry Robison

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 19, 1989

Release date

Jan 19, 1989 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 90 wins & 158 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Betty Buckley Lillian Robinson Lillian Robinson See fewer	Split (IX) (2016)
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