Ten Years After Brown: The Court and the Schools - 1964

The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruling made it clear that segregation would not be tolerated and that states must comply with federal law-but it would not be easy. In this program, filmed ten years after Brown, correspondents Harry Reasoner, Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, Charles Kuralt, and Martin Agronsky report on the mixed progress being made toward integrating public schools in Nashville, New Rochelle, New Orleans, and Prince Edward County, Virginia. Stumbling blocks such as faculty segregation, busing, and the anti-progressive practice of segregational zoning are examined. A discussion featuring Attorney General Robert Kennedy concludes the program. Produced by CBS News. (58 minutes, b&w)