Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal

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

1991 · 186 min · ★ 6.5 · History, TV Movie, Drama

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

Directed by George Stevens Jr. · Written by George Stevens Jr.

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