Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
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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 Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Throughout the 1950's and 1960's, the American south was a cauldron of conflict. The civil rights movement was in its prime and the legal efforts to protect rights were front and center. This episode of Hidden Legal Figures is adapted from our educational program that was a part of the annual meeting of the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Season 1 Preview
"The law," said Woodrow Wilson, "is the crystallization of the habit and thought of society." Throughout our nation's history, our habits and thoughts often have been in conflict with each other and much of the American story is about how we have worked to resolve that tension. This episode explains why we are focusing on the work of lawyers and judges during the civil rights movement.
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
Thursday Sep 26, 2019
In 1962, one law professor said "the civil rights movement was the first revolution in history to be conducted on advice of counsel." The Arc of Justice Institute presents Hidden Legal Figures, the new podcast that shines a light on the legal efforts associated with one of the most pivotal moments in American history. In Season 1 we will rediscover some of the lost stories of the lawyers and judges who shaped the success of the civil rights era and bring into plain view how their efforts changed a nation. Hidden Legal Figures will be hosted by Derrick Alexander Pope, The Arc's president and founding director.
The mission of this public educational institution is to foster a greater understanding of the rule of law where governance, economics, and rights intersect. To learn more about The Arc of Justice Institute, visit us at www.onthearc.net. Hidden Legal Figures is sponsored, in part, by a grant from the Georgia Bar Foundation.
"We have only begun to scratch the surface of what it means to have a respect for the rule of law. We have a responsibility to live out its true meaning and to renew a commitment to its grand purpose. This is a call we cannot ignore." - Derrick Alexander Pope, J.D.