The Road to Brown
The Supreme Court's landmark decision on Brown v. Board of Education that ruled public school segregation unconstitutional was the culmination of a brilliant legal campaign that launched the civil rights movement. This documentary tells the story of...
A history of the United States Constitution: founding the Constitution
Program 2 of 8. Presented by Jeff Fahey, this chronologically arranged, comprehensive series covers key events leading up to and following the creation of the U.S. Constitution and examines how the American style of democracy evolved through the Uni...
A history of the United States Constitution: the Constitution is expanded
Program 6 of 8. Presented by Jeff Fahey, this chronologically arranged, comprehensive series covers key events leading up to and following the creation of the U.S. Constitution and examines how the American style of democracy evolved through the Uni...
A history of the United States Constitution: the Constitution survives
Program 5 of 8. Presented by Jeff Fahey, this chronologically arranged, comprehensive series covers key events leading up to and following the creation of the U.S. Constitution and examines how the American style of democracy evolved through the Uni...
A history of the United States Constitution: Constitutional reform and controversy
Program 8 of 8. Presented by Jeff Fahey, this chronologically arranged, comprehensive series covers key events leading up to and following the creation of the U.S. Constitution and examines how the American style of democracy evolved through the Uni...
A history of the United States Constitution: the Constitution in a changing world
Program 7 of 8. Presented by Jeff Fahey, this chronologically arranged, comprehensive series covers key events leading up to and following the creation of the U.S. Constitution and examines how the American style of democracy evolved through the Uni...
A history of the United States Constitution: testing the Constitution
Program 4 of 8. Presented by Jeff Fahey, this chronologically arranged, comprehensive series covers key events leading up to and following the creation of the U.S. Constitution and examines how the American style of democracy evolved through the Uni...
A history of the United States Constitution: the seeds of the Constitution
Program 1 of 8. Presented by Jeff Fahey, this chronologically arranged, comprehensive series covers key events leading up to and following the creation of the U.S. Constitution and examines how the American style of democracy evolved through the Uni...
A history of the United States Constitution: writing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Program 3 of 8. Presented by Jeff Fahey, this chronologically arranged, comprehensive series covers key events leading up to and following the creation of the U.S. Constitution and examines how the American style of democracy evolved through the Uni...
The road to Brown
Tribute to the role of visionary Black lawyer Charles Hamilton Houston in the cases which led to the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown vs. Board of Education. Houston, as chief counsel to the NAACP, launched a number of strategic, precedent-s...