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Separate But Equal

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

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

Top Cast

  • Sidney Poitier

    Sidney Poitier

    Thurgood Marshall

  • Burt Lancaster

    Burt Lancaster

    John W. Davis

  • Richard Kiley

    Richard Kiley

    Chief Justice Earl Warren

  • Cleavon Little

    Cleavon Little

    Robert L. 'Bob' Carter

  • Gloria Foster

    Gloria Foster

    Vivian 'Buster' Marshall

  • John McMartin

    John McMartin

    Governor James F. Byrnes

  • Mark Hammer

    Mark Hammer

    Associate Justice Stanley Forman Reed

  • Graham Beckel

    Graham Beckel

    Josiah C. Tulley

  • Jeffrey Wright

    Jeffrey Wright

    William Coleman

Overview

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

Rating

6.5 / 10
14 Reviews
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1 Reviews

  • GenerationofSwine
    GenerationofSwine
    5 Jan 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 dull things. It's not only impossible to shake that made-for-TV vibe...but on top of it, it feels like you're watching a Lifetime Original Movie. If you can deal with that, it's worth a watch. Otherwise there are Civil Rights movies that actually know how to make such a dramatic part of American History actually dramatic on the screen.

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