'Thurgood'

Thursday 08/07/2008

Actor Laurence Fishburne and playwright George Stevens, Jr. describe their Broadway play, "Thurgood," which portrays the life of Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court justice.

People in this video: George Stevens, Jr. Laurence Fishburne

Category: Entertainment Law History

'Elegy'; 'Thurgood'
Entertainment
Air Date 08/07/2008
The director and stars of “Elegy," an adaptation of Philip Roth's "The Dying Animal"; the director and star of “Thurgood.” 54:15
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Brown v. Board of Education
Society, Law, History
Air Date 05/17/1994
Forty years after Brown v. Board of Ed. ended school segregation, lawyers and journalists discuss its impact on society today. 18:46
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Remembering Thurgood Marshall
Society, Law
Air Date 01/25/1993
A panel of lawyers and writers remember Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and his influence in the U.S. 19:42
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Senators Booker and Scott
Society, History
Air Date 09/13/2016
Senators Tim Scott and Cory Booker introduce the new Museum of African American History and Culture. 28:12
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Sandra Day O'Connor
Society, Law
Air Date 03/05/2013
Sandra Day O'Conner talks about her new book, "Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court." 24:10
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