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Film, Video Law Day 2013: The Movement in America for Civil and Human Rights

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Title

  • Law Day 2013: The Movement in America for Civil and Human Rights

Summary

  • Carrie Johnson moderated a panel discussion on the movement in America for civil and human rights and the impact it has had in promoting the ideal of equality under the law. This year's national Law Day theme, "Realizing the Dream: Equality for All" marked the 150th anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th anniversary of the Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Speakers included Carrie Johnson, National Public Radio; Theodore M. Shaw, Columbia University School of Law; Jeffrey Rosen, George Washington University; Risa L. Goluboff, University of Virginia; and Kirk Rascoe of the Library of Congress.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Law Library of Congress (U.S.), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2013-05-01.

Headings

  • -  African American History
  • -  Culture, Folklife
  • -  Government, Law
  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Culture, Performing Arts
  • -  Government, World Affairs

Notes

  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  Classification: Law.
  • -  Classification: Political Science.
  • -  Classification: Social Sciences.
  • -  Various.
  • -  Recorded on 2013-05-01.
  • -  Librarians, Archivists.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.
  • -  Visitors.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021689099

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and U.S Law Library Of Congress. Law Day: The Movement in America for Civil and Human Rights. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-01, 2013. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021689099/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Law Library Of Congress, U. S. (2013) Law Day: The Movement in America for Civil and Human Rights. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-01. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021689099/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and U.S Law Library Of Congress. Law Day: The Movement in America for Civil and Human Rights. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-01, 2013. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021689099/>.