Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP (2014)
Civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall's triumph in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision to desegregate America's public schools completed the final leg of a journey of over 20 years laying the groundwork to end legal segregation. He won more Supreme Court cases than any lawyer in American history, making the work of civil rights pioneers like the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks possible.
Director: Mick Caouette
Genre: History, Documentary
Runtime: 56 min
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Production: PBS
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP about?
- Civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall's triumph in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision to desegregate America's public schools completed the final leg of a journey of over 20 years laying the groundwork to end legal segregation. He won more Supreme Court cases than any lawyer in American history, making the work of civil rights pioneers like the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks possible.
- Who directed Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP?
- Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP was directed by Mick Caouette.
- How long is Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP?
- Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP has a runtime of 56m (56 minutes).
- What genre is Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP?
- Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP is a History, Documentary film.
- Where was Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP produced?
- Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP was produced in United States of America.