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Fighting Back, 1957-1962

States' rights loyalists and federal authorities collide in the 1957 battle to integrate Little Rock's Central High School, and again in James Meredith's 1962 challenge to segregation at the University of Mississippi. Both times, a Southern governor squares off with a U.S. president, violence erupts -- and integration is carried out.

English
  • Originally Aired January 28, 1987
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network PBS
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Name Type Role
Steve Fayer Writer
Judith Vecchione Director