Summary: Myths, misconceptions, and the march of time have obscured the true origins and legal details of Brown v. The Board of Education. This fascinating program connects viewers with the people, places, events, and ideas that shaped the landmark civil rights case. Interviewees include Cheryl Brown Henderson, daughter of lead plaintiff Oliver Brown; Zelma Henderson, who, until her death in 2008, was...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In the postwar free world, America becomes the acknowledged leader, striving to rebuild democracies abroad. As the Iron Curtain falls and the Cold War begins, fear of communism spreads through the country, sparking Joseph McCarthy's communist witch-hunts. At the same time, the U.S. finally faces up to racial separatism when the groundbreaking Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: Tells the story of Thurgood Marshall's journey through the south fighting segregation, leading up to one of America's most important legal decisions, Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Public Broadcasting Service 2014
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MRFinn, John E.
Summary: First twelve of thirty-six lectures covering the institutional and interpretive foundations of the American constitutional order; the Bill of Rights; and the individual provisions of the Bill of Rights and the development of several other specific liberties. Thirteen to twenty four of thirty-six lectures covering the institutional and interpretive foundations of the American constitutional...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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3 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 323 FIN PART 1Call number: CD 323 FIN PART 2
Call number: CD 323 FIN PART 3