Narrated by Jeffrey Wright ; participants, Mekhi Phifer, Larenz Tate, Terry Kinney, Alicia Keys. Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Subtitle on container: A look at the landmark Brown vs. The Board of Education
Summary:
On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education that the concept of "separate but equal" school segregation was unconstitutional. Director Peter Gilbert explores the history and legacy of the legal decision.
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