Separate But Equal

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Separate But Equal (1991)

04/07/1991 (US) History, TV Movie, Drama 3h 6m

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The true story behind the most important legal battle of our time.

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A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

George Stevens Jr.

Director, Writer

Top Billed Cast

Sidney Poitier

Thurgood Marshall
Burt Lancaster

John W. Davis
Richard Kiley

Chief Justice Earl Warren
Cleavon Little

Robert L. 'Bob' Carter
Gloria Foster

Vivian 'Buster' Marshall
John McMartin

Governor James F. Byrnes

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A review by GenerationofSwine

50%

Written by GenerationofSwine on January 14, 2023

It is educational...and as someone that works in history, I can see a teacher wanting to be lazy and using "Separate But Equal" as an excuse for it...

...but I doubt I'd ever do it. I'd want my students to form an interest in movies based on historical events.

I don't know what Poitier was thinking. Watching the mini-series anyone that read the script should have instantly gotten that "made for TV crap" vibe off it.

I gave it 5 stars. I mean, I can sit down and watch and enjoy it...but I can also read and enjoy Herzen's autobiography. I am a freak of nature that can enjoy some horribly... read the rest.

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