‘Separate But Equal’ Extended Preview | Brown v. Board of Education 70th Anniversary

Today marks the 70th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, on May 17th, 1954, the historic Supreme Court Case that outlawed racial segregation in public schools. Yet, Racial segregation in schools across the country has increased dramatically and the U.S. has moved toward policies that increase the isolation of Black and Latino students by race and poverty.
The decision in Brown v. Board of Education was a major victory for the civil rights movement and dramatically altered American society.
Paramount Home Entertainment has re-released, writer/director George Stevens, Jr.’s Emmy Award-winning masterpiece “Separate But Equal” on DVD. In addition to the feature presentation, the DVD includes the 1954 CBS News Special “See It Now: A Study of Two Cities” hosted by Edward R. Murrow.
Starring Academy Award winners Sidney Poitier and Burt Lancaster, and featuring performances by Oscar nominee Jeffrey Wright and Emmy winners Richard Kiley and Cleavon Little, this powerful miniseries premiered in April of 1991 and received widespread critical acclaim.