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Hidden Legal Figures

Hidden Legal Figures rediscovers the untold stories of the legal efforts that have shaped the American story. Each week, a new episode featuring nationally recognized experts in law and history help u... Read more

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Prelude: Brown v. Board of Education Series

Prelude: Brown v. Board of Education Series

The case of Brown v. Board of Education is perhaps the best-known lawsuit from the civil rights era. But how it started ... Read more

22 Oct 2019

6mins

Ranked #2

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Way Down South

Way Down South

Throughout the 1950's and 1960's, the American south was a cauldron of conflict. The civil rights movement was in its pr... Read more

16 Oct 2019

2hr 12mins

Ranked #3

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Brown v. Board of Education Series, Pt. 2: In Deliberate Speed

Brown v. Board of Education Series, Pt. 2: In Deliberate Speed

Charles S. Johnson, III returns to talk about Brown 1 and the two arguments the lawyers made in the Supreme Court and ho... Read more

5 Nov 2019

43mins

Ranked #4

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Brown v. Board of Education Series, Pt. 1: Goodbye To Separate But Equal

Brown v. Board of Education Series, Pt. 1: Goodbye To Separate But Equal

The case of Brown v. Board of Education is perhaps the best-known lawsuit from the civil rights era. But how it started ... Read more

29 Oct 2019

28mins

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Prelude: May I Take Your Order

Prelude: May I Take Your Order

Sit-ins became a prominent part of the civil rights movement in the early 1960s, with the most famous occurring in Green... Read more

3 Dec 2019

13mins

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May I Take Your Order

May I Take Your Order

As the Civil Rights Movement began to intensify, students all across the south staged lunch counter sit-ins. From Greens... Read more

10 Dec 2019

49mins

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Thanksgiving Message

Thanksgiving Message

Hidden Legal figures will be taking a short break this week in celebration of the Thanksgiving Holiday. But make sure yo... Read more

26 Nov 2019

1min

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The Back of the Bus Takes a Front Seat

The Back of the Bus Takes a Front Seat

The Montgomery Bus Boycott makes the nation come face-to-face with the rottenness of segregation and the Jim Crow south.... Read more

19 Nov 2019

28mins

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Prelude: The Back of the Bus Takes a Front Seat

Prelude: The Back of the Bus Takes a Front Seat

The Montgomery Bus Boycott makes the nation come face-to-face with the rottenness of segregation and the Jim Crow south.... Read more

12 Nov 2019

8mins

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W. J. Michael "Mike" Cody | A View from the Mountaintop

W. J. Michael "Mike" Cody | A View from the Mountaintop

Description: On April 4, 1968, six lawyers came to the aid of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a Federal District Court in... Read more

12 May 2020

59mins

Ranked #11

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Noah Parden | The Majesty of the Law | Part 4

Noah Parden | The Majesty of the Law | Part 4

Description: This week, Mark Curriden completes his discussion of the 1906 saga of Ed Johnson and the lawyer Noah Parden... Read more

28 Apr 2020

16mins

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Noah Parden | Order In The Court | Part 3

Noah Parden | Order In The Court | Part 3

Description: In Part 3, Mark Curriden takes us inside the United States Supreme Court as the 1906 saga of the Ed Johnson... Read more

22 Apr 2020

20mins

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Noah Parden | A Lawyer's Appeal | Part 2

Noah Parden | A Lawyer's Appeal | Part 2

Description: This week we continue our discussion about one of the most important and little-known cases in American his... Read more

14 Apr 2020

22mins

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Noah Parden | Jailhouse Rock | Part 1

Noah Parden | Jailhouse Rock | Part 1

Description: This week Mark Curriden shares with us the compelling story of a 1906 legal drama that started with a false... Read more

7 Apr 2020

19mins

Ranked #15

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Sadie Alexander | A Woman Like Her

Sadie Alexander | A Woman Like Her

Description: In this special episode closing out our commemoration of Women's History Month, we pay tribute to Sadie Tan... Read more

1 Apr 2020

17mins

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Jane Bolin | Lady Judge

Jane Bolin | Lady Judge

Description: In 1939, Jane Matilda Bolin became the first African American female judge in the nation's history. As a ju... Read more

24 Mar 2020

9mins

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Lady Justice | Part 3

Lady Justice | Part 3

Description: Of the more than 250 cases she handled while at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the James Meredith case was p... Read more

17 Mar 2020

23mins

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Special Black History Month Episode | Perry Mason

Special Black History Month Episode | Perry Mason

Description: This week we find a hidden legal figure inside one of America's favorite TV legal dramas. On May 2nd, 1963 ... Read more

18 Feb 2020

5mins

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They Call Him Mr. Civil Rights | Donald Lee Hollowell | pt 2

They Call Him Mr. Civil Rights | Donald Lee Hollowell | pt 2

Description: Donald Lee Hollowell was the one lawyer that Georgians would call on when their rights were being threatene... Read more

12 Feb 2020

23mins

Ranked #20

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They Called Him Mr. Civil Rights | Donald Lee Hollowell, Pt. 1

They Called Him Mr. Civil Rights | Donald Lee Hollowell, Pt. 1

Description: Donald Lee Hollowell was the one lawyer that Georgians would call on when their rights were being threatene... Read more

4 Feb 2020

19mins

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