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

Separate but Equal

6.5 (14 votes)• 1991• 186m•Released

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

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Languages: English

Director: George Stevens Jr.

Starring Cast: Sidney Poitier, Burt Lancaster, Richard Kiley, Cleavon Little, Gloria Foster, John McMartin

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