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Affirmative Action and Racial Balance in Public Schools
Dr. Martin Luther King's goal of equal opportunity is still controversial in 21st Century America. Are race preferences necessary--or unconstitutional--to achieve integration? We'll look at pending Supreme Court cases that could mean the end of affirmative action. Plus, another grisly execution in Iraq, and Dr. Martin Luther King and the importance of non-violence.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenDr. Martin Luther King's goal of equal opportunity is still controversial in 21st Century America. Are race preferences necessary--or unconstitutional--to achieve integration? We'll look at pending Supreme Court cases that could mean the end of affirmative action. Plus, another grisly execution in Iraq, and Dr. Martin Luther King and the importance of non-violence.
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3 storiesTwo Saddam Aides Hanged; Iraq's New Security Plan
In Iraq today, the government says that all legal requirements were adhered to in what was another grisly execution. But the head of Saddam Hussein's half-brother was accidentally severed from his body when he was hanged for the same crimes as Saddam.
Read the story6 minRacial Balance in Public Schools
Thirty-nine years after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King , America is still arguing about how to achieve racial equality. In the 1950's, US Supreme Court decisions provided a legal rationale for the civil rights movement and Dr. King.
Read the story36 minDr. King's Peaceful Protests a Lesson for Others
Racial segregation in the US was enforced by decades of police brutality, lynchings and other forms of violence. Familiar images from America's civil rights movement include the use of dogs, nightsticks and firehouses. Dr. Martin Luther King insisted that the response of civil rights marchers be disciplined non-violence.
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