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Separate But Equal

Separate But Equal (1991)

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Release Date: Apr 7, 1991 Wide

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Based on the ground-breaking Brown vs. the Board of Education case, the made-for-television Separate But Equal follows a young Thurgood Marshall (Sidney Poitier) as a lawyer who argues the racially-charged lawsuit before the Supreme Court. When the black students of Clarendon County, South Carolina are denied their request for a single schoolbus, a bitter and courages battle for justice and equality begins. The NAACP lawyer's desparate fight for the civil rights that didn't come with the outlaw

PG, 3 hr. 14 min.

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May 20, 2003

Republic Pictures Home Video

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March 1, 2004 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Jamie Gillies
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A Hollywood big screen version would have cut out too many details, so the miniseries format is ideal in letting this piece of history unfold.

March 1, 2004 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

Traces the events leading up to the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education

July 20, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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