Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
The Back of the Bus Takes a Front Seat
Hidden Legal Figures
Hidden Legal Figures rediscovers the untold stories of the legal efforts that have shaped the American story. Each week, a new episode featuring nationally recognized experts in law and history help us understand all about the heroic and vital legal efforts that changed the fate of a nation. More than a Podcast. We’re an oral museum.™
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There's more to the story...
There is a lot more to the civil rights movement than marches, demonstrations, and memorable speeches. Each of these elements were accompanied - and preceded - by legal efforts that set the tone and the stage for the changes that were needed.
Few people know much about the heroic and vital contributions that lawyers and judges made to the Civil Rights Movement and Hidden Legal Figures rediscovers those untold stories in a way that is entertaining, educational, and compelling.
As host, I get to bring to you a wider view and greater understanding of one of the most pivotal moments in our nation's history.
Hidden Legal Figures is more than a podcast, we’re an oral museum™ and our episodes are like exhibits. And the best exhibits - the best lessons - are the legal efforts associated with the Civil Rights Movement. We invite you to step inside and listen to the legal efforts have shaped the whole American story.
Thank you for listening to Hidden Legal Figures.
Derrick Alexander Pope, Host
Episodes
Episodes
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
The Montgomery Bus Boycott makes the nation come face-to-face with the rottenness of segregation and the Jim Crow south. For 380 days, black citizens of Montgomery, Alabama refused to ride the city buses. But it was a decision by the federal courts that gave them ultimate victory. Fred Grey, the lead attorney in the case Browder v. Gayle reflects on the legal efforts associated with the effort that launched Martin Luther King, Jr. to national prominence.
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Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Charles S. Johnson, III returns to talk about Brown 1 and the two arguments the lawyers made in the Supreme Court and how Brown 2 continues to shape the landscape of higher education.
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Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
The case of Brown v. Board of Education is perhaps the best-known lawsuit from the civil rights era. But how it started – and what it really meant – remains a mystery to this day. Legal historian and attorney Charles S. Johnson, III breaks down the beginnings of the four cases that were part of the Brown decision and talks about all the lawyers who were involved in this historic decision.
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To contact us or learn more about The Arc of Justice Institute, visit: https://onthearc.net/
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
The case of Brown v. Board of Education is perhaps the best-known lawsuit from the civil rights era. But how it started – and what it really meant – remains a mystery to this day. Legal historian and attorney Charles S. Johnson, III breaks down the beginnings of the four cases that were part of the Brown decision and talks about all the lawyers who were involved in this historic decision.
If you enjoy the podcast, you can rate and review by clicking here.
To contact us or learn more about The Arc of Justice Institute, visit: https://onthearc.net/