After ten years : the court and the schools / CBS News ; producers, Philip Scheffler, William Peters ; directed by Norman Gorin.

The 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling made it clear that segregation would not be tolerated and that states must comply with federal law. In this program, filmed ten years after Brown, news correspondents report on the mixed progress made toward integrating public schools in Nashvil...

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Corporate Authors: CBS News, CBS Television Network, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Gorin, Norman, Scheffler, Philip, Peters, William, 1921-2007, Rather, Dan, Wallace, Mike, 1918-2012, Agronsky, Martin, Kuralt, Charles, 1934-1997, Reasoner, Harry, 1923-1991, Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968, Sanders, Carl, 1925-2014, Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003.
Series:Civil rights movement, primary sources.
Subjects:
School integration > United States > Case studies.
Busing for school integration > United States.
Segregation in education > United States.
Zoning, Exclusionary > United States.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Education > Case studies.
Documentary television programs.
United States > Race relations > Case studies.
Genre:
Case studies.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Court and the schools.
Ten years after Brown : the Court and the schools, 1964.
Format: Video DVD
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The 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling made it clear that segregation would not be tolerated and that states must comply with federal law. In this program, filmed ten years after Brown, news correspondents report on the mixed progress made toward integrating public schools in Nashville, New Rochelle, New Orleans and Prince Edward County, Virginia. Stumbling blocks such as faculty segregation, busing and segregational zoning are examined. A discussion featuring Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Georgia Governor Carl Sanders and Ex-Secretary of the NAACP, Roy Wilkins concludes the program.
Note:"Originally aired on the CBS Television Network on May 13, 1964."
Videorecording.
Call Number:LC214.2 .A34 2003 VideoDVD
Credits:"CBS News special report."
System Details:DVD-R.
Participant or Performer:
Reporters: Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, Martin Agronsky, Charles Kuralt, Harry Reasoner.