Color of justice
Description
This film explores judicial decisions that have shaped America's racial attitudes ... the Dred Scott case, Plessy vs. Ferguson, the 1970 court order to integrate the schools of Lamar, South Carolina. It also reviews the efforts of modern political and judicial leaders to help break the color line ... at Little Rock, Arkansas, at the University of Mississippi, in the nations's schools, voting booths, courtrooms, and public accommodations.
Runtime
24 min
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Date of Publication
[2011?]
Database
Alexander Street
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