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"The American Experience" Simple Justice (1993)


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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   67 votes
Director:
Helaine Head
Writers (WGA):
Richard Kluger (nonfiction book "Simple Justice")
John McGreevey (story) ...
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Original Air Date:
18 January 1993 (Season 5, Episode 10)
Plot:
The story of Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP's effort to integrate public schools in the south, Simple Justice... more | add synopsis
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A turning point in American History more

Cast

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Michael Burgess ... Horace Durham
Peter Francis James ... Thurgood Marshall
Donald Chambers ... Archer Felder
Scott Whitehurst ... Oliver Hill
James Avery ... Charles Hamilton Houston
Denise Burse ... Buster Marshall (as Denise Burse-Mickelbury)
Wayne Dehart ... Rev Rovey
Dale Wright ... Mrs. Moody
Cleveland Troy Simmons III ... Small Boy
Ralph Wilcox ... Townsend
Donald Johnson Sr. ... Poore
Terence Alexander ... Walter White (as Terry Alexander)

General Fermon Judd Jr. ... Donald Murray

Gene Jones ... Raymond Pearson
Bob Burchette ... Roger Howell
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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
A turning point in American History, 5 July 2004
Author: Steven Gaynor from Arden Hills, MN

It sounds to me like the last speech the actor playing Marshall gives to the court is dubbed by Morgan Freeman.

All in all the movie well portrayed the courageous decision the court made regarding the most important issue. While there were turbulent reactions to this ruling that continue to this very day, we in America can heart that we were able to resolve this in a court in a civilized way rather than by war and death. Still, fifty years later we have a way to go to really achieve equality and also realize the most important truth from this film: The one most important function of state and local government is to educate the children.

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