Moyers & Company The Long Assault on Voting Rights /
In this edition of Moyers & Company, acclaimed historian Gary May - a specialist in American political, diplomatic, and social history - joins Bill to put the recent Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act into historical perspective, noting it's just one moment in a long, ongo...
| Other Authors: | Moyers, Bill D., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Public Affairs Television (Firm) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2013], c2013.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (32 min.) : sd., col. |
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In this edition of Moyers & Company, acclaimed historian Gary May - a specialist in American political, diplomatic, and social history - joins Bill to put the recent Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act into historical perspective, noting it's just one moment in a long, ongoing struggle to ensure voting rights for every American. May is the author of five books, including Bending Toward Justice: The Voting Rights Act and the Transformation of American Democracy. |
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 19, 2013. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Introduction: The Long Assault on Voting Rights (1:34) -- Overcoming Bigotry (1:30) -- Supreme Court Decision on the Voting Rights Act (1:28) -- Civil Rights Leader Reverend C.T. Vivian (2:35) -- Pivotal March to Montgomery (1:54) -- Bloody Sunday (1:49) -- Media Attention (1:07) -- Barriers to Voter Registration (3:38) -- LBJ's Texas Experience with Discrimination (2:02) -- Party Cooperation (1:59) -- Voting Rights Suppression (1:42) -- Changes to the Voting Rights Act (2:18) -- Political Agenda or Just Out of Touch (1:58) -- Power Given to the Congress (1:29) -- Consequences of the Supreme Court Decision (1:49) -- Moyers & Company: The Long Assault on Voting Rights (2:28) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Broadcast date: July 12, 2013. In this edition of Moyers & Company, acclaimed historian Gary May - a specialist in American political, diplomatic, and social history - joins Bill to put the recent Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act into historical perspective, noting it's just one moment in a long, ongoing struggle to ensure voting rights for every American. May is the author of five books, including Bending Toward Justice: The Voting Rights Act and the Transformation of American Democracy. 11 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (32 min.) : sd., col. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
11 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |