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In the 1970s, antidiscrimination legal rights gained in past decades by the civil rights movement are put to the test. In Boston, some whites violently resist a federal court school desegregation order. Atlanta's first black mayor, Maynard Jackson, proves that affirmative action can work, but t...

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Other Authors: Stekler, Paul Jeffrey (Director, Producer), Shearer, Jacqueline (Director, Producer), Bond, Julian, 1940-2015 (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2006.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Jackson, Maynard, > 1938-2003.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
School integration > Massachusetts > Boston.
African Americans > Employment > Georgia > Atlanta > History > 20th century.
African Americans > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Déségrégation en éducation > Massachusetts > Boston.
Noirs américains > Travail > Géorgie (État) > Atlanta > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
African Americans.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Employment.
Civil rights movements.
Race relations.
School integration.
Georgia > Atlanta.
Massachusetts > Boston.
United States.
1900-1999
Documentary television programs.
History.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In the 1970s, antidiscrimination legal rights gained in past decades by the civil rights movement are put to the test. In Boston, some whites violently resist a federal court school desegregation order. Atlanta's first black mayor, Maynard Jackson, proves that affirmative action can work, but the Bakke Supreme Court case challenges that policy.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed April 14, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (58 minutes)
Playing Time:00:57:54