20 Years Since Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing'

Courtesy NPR: Arts & Culture  Wed, 06/24/2009 - 09:15

This week marks 20 years since the release of the film "Do The Right Thing." The 1989 iconic production by director Spike Lee told a tale of racial and ethnic tensions erupting in a multi-ethnic neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.

Why was the popular movie so influential, and does its message still resonate 20 years later?

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