civil rights

Civil rights activist David Champlain struggles to overcome racism in his New Orleans community.

Presents an in-depth study of the legal concepts of rights. Concludes with a discussion of the relationship between rights and democracy.

Examines the historical and legal significance of each Constitutional amendment and human stories that have shaped these basic rights.

Examines the apparent excesses of the "victims movement" and how the tendency to blame our misfortunes on anyone but ourselves affects public policy and the workplace. Three segments cover people seeking compensation for their troubles, unintended consequences of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and some possible sources of African Americans' problems.

A brief discussion of the meaning of the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments of the Constitution of the United States.

Defines human rights, presents recent case studies of rights violations, and looks at the successes and failures of bodies such as the United Nations.

Presents a dramatization of the predominately African-American town of Rosewood, Florida, that was burned to the ground and many of its residents murdered by a white racist mob in 1923.

An examination of the Bill of Rights in action that features high school students describing and debating four Supreme Court cases involving due process, the freedoms of assembly and speech, and flag burning, and includes footage of actual Supreme Court debate.