wgbh_tdcr_071 071 tdcr wgbh yes Simple justice 4 : arguing the Fourteenth Amendment American experience (Television program). 1993-01-18, Simple justice--excerpts African Americans--Civil rights African Americans--Social conditions African Americans--Economic conditions African Americans--Education African Americans--Civil rights African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. United States--Politics and government United States--Social conditions Race discrimination--United States United States--Race relations Discrimination in education--United States Segregation in education School integration Lawyers Public schools--United States Equality--United States Education--United States Supreme court justices--United States United States. Supreme Court United States. Constitution. 14th Amendment Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka National Association for the Advancement of Colored People American Experience (Television program) Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965 Carter, Robert L., 1917- Plessy, Homer Adolph--Trials, litigation, etc. Ferguson, John H., judge--Trials, litigation, etc. Warren, Earl, 1891-1974 Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953 Brown, Oliver, 1918- --Trials, litigation, etc. Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971 Stanley Forman, 1884-1980 Burton, Harold H. (Harold Hitz), 1888-1964 Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980 Clark, Tom C. (Tom Campbell), 1899-1977 Jackson, Robert Houghwout, 1892-1954 Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 Minton, Sherman, 1890-1965 In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled that segregated public facilities did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause. Forty-eight years later, the Court reconsidered that argument in Brown v. Board of Education. This video segment from American Experience: "Simple Justice" captures the complexity of the issues before the Court. Includes a background essay, discussion questions, and alignments to teaching standards. Major funding for this project is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Supported in part by a grant from the Open Society Institute. Collection funded by: Opensource. Grade range: 6-12. Lesson plans using this resource: Strategies for an Equal Education. Part of the series "Simple Justice" series : 1. A Handful of Evidence -- 2. Social Science Evidence -- 3. The Trial Begins -- 4. Arguing the Fourteenth Amendment -- 5. Marshall's Closing Arguments -- 6. Justice Warren Reads the Decision. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation Simple Justice (PBS) Teacher's Domain Civil Rights Special Collection WGBH Educational Foundation 2002/2008 Instructional materials Teaching guides Resource units Videorecordings http://www.teachersdomain.org/resources/osi04/soc/ush/civil/arguing/index.html text/html video/quicktime 8.1 Mb ca. 5m 49s Forms part of: Teacher's Domain Civil Right Special Collection. Forms part of: American Experience (PBS Television Series). A Quicktime player may be needed to view the streaming video. 1896/1954 United States The Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Collection is a collaborative production of WGBH Education Productions, the WGBH Media Library, and WGBH Interactive, in partnership with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and Washington University in St. Louis. 20110629 152728