The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom
Two Reactions to the Brown v. Board U.S. Supreme Court Decision
In this live television discussion, broadcast on May 23, 1954, Illinois Senator Paul Douglas (1892–1976) and Texas Senator Price Daniel (1910–1988) answer questions about the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision handed down six days earlier. In response to Brown v. Board, Daniel, along with 100 other lawmakers, signed the Southern Manifesto two years later, protesting the Supreme Court’s “abuse of judicial power.” This excerpt is from American Forum of the Air: The Supreme Court’s Desegregation Decision, broadcast on NBC.
Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Courtesy of NBC News
