Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

Documentary

Carl Hart

(Self – Neuroscientist)

Koe Rodriguez

(Self)

Nelson George

(Self)

Corey Pegues

(Self)

Samson Styles

(Self)

Felipe Luciano

(Self)

Ronald Reagan

(Self (archive footage))

Nancy Reagan

(Self (archive footage))

Bill Clinton

(Self (archive footage))

Hillary Clinton

(Self (archive footage))

James Traficant

(Self (archive footage))

Walter Cronkite

(Self (archive footage))

John Kerry

(Self (archive footage))

Dan Rather

(Self (archive footage))

Geraldo Rivera

(Self (archive footage))

Chuck Schumer

(Self (archive footage))

Mike Tyson

(Self (archive footage))

Maxine Waters

(Self (archive footage))

Jesse Jackson

(Self (archive footage))

David Stern

(Self (archive footage))

Paul Reubens

(Self (archive footage))

Don Rogers

(Self (archive footage))

Michael Jordan

(Self (archive footage))

Michael Douglas

(Gordon Gekko (archive footage))

John Deutch

(Self – CIA Director (archive footage))

Wendell Foster

(Self – Reverend (archive footage))