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TOPIC: Civil Liberties
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25 minutesHistorian Harvey J. Kaye talks to Bill about why FDR's “Four Freedoms” are more important now than ever.Moyers & CompanyFighting for the Four FreedomsMay 21, 2020 -
20 minutesLegal expert Robert A. Williams Jr. talks to Bill about why the Supreme Court justices do not "want Indian cases," Hollywood's use of "savage" imagery and the Redskins.Moyers & CompanyWeb Extra: American Indians Confront “Savage Anxieties”December 26, 2014 -
25 minutesLegal expert Robert A. Williams Jr. says stereotypes about American Indians have been codified into laws and government policies, with devastating consequences.Moyers & CompanyAmerican Indians Confront “Savage Anxieties”December 26, 2014 -
28 minutesThe 1968 report's stark conclusion was that "our nation is moving towards two societies: one white, one black -- separate and unequal."America “Is Moving Towards Two Societies, One White, One Black — Separate and Unequal”December 7, 2014 -
25 minutesIn an encore broadcast, journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about the nation’s legacy of slavery and white supremacy.Moyers & CompanyThe United States of FergusonDecember 5, 2014 -
25 minutesTwo experts on American elections talk to Bill about the plot to keep citizens away from the ballot box.Moyers & CompanyThe Fight — and the Right — to VoteOctober 24, 2014 -
3 minutesIn this clip from an interview Bill did with the writer in 1982, Angelou returns to her hometown and describes what it felt like to cross over from the black part of town to the white neighborhood.Maya Angelou: “Because if You Were Black You Never Felt Really Safe”August 14, 2014 -
22 minutesRevisit an episode from over 30 years ago, in which Bill joined the legendary writer on her return to the small Arkansas town where she grew up.Moyers & CompanyGoing Home With Maya AngelouAugust 7, 2014 -
24 minutesWith new state laws and Supreme Court rulings, the battle over women’s reproductive rights is being fought more fiercely than ever. Roe v. Wade itself may be in peril. Planned Parenthood's Cecile ...Moyers & CompanyThe Crusade Against Reproductive RightsJuly 18, 2014 -
3 minutesIn this clip, Bill speaks to journalists Linda Greenhouse and Dahlia Lithwick about Sandra Day O'Connor's replacement on the court -- Samuel Alito -- and how he has changed the court.Moyers & CompanyClip: O’Connor v. Alito and How the Middle Fell Out of the Supreme CourtJuly 11, 2014 -
39 minutesFollowing several controversial decisions, Bill speaks to NY Times columnist Linda Greenhouse and Slate's Dahlia Lithwick about the agenda of the Roberts court.Moyers & CompanyIs the Supreme Court Out of Order?July 11, 2014 -
16 minutesAfter the broadcast interview ended, our cameras kept rolling. See more of Bill’s conversation with Linda Greenhouse and Dahlia Lithwick.Moyers & CompanyWeb Extra: Is the Supreme Court Out of Order?July 11, 2014
