Ranked #1

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
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6mins
Ranked #2

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
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2hr 12mins
Ranked #3

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
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43mins
Ranked #4

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
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28mins
Ranked #5

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
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13mins
Ranked #6

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
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49mins
Ranked #7

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
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1min
Ranked #8

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
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28mins
Ranked #9

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
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8mins
Ranked #10

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
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59mins
Ranked #11

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
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16mins
Ranked #12

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
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20mins
Ranked #13

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
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22mins
Ranked #14

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
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19mins
Ranked #15

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
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17mins
Ranked #16

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
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9mins
Ranked #17

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
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23mins
Ranked #18

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
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5mins
Ranked #19

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
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23mins
Ranked #20

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
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19mins