Dynamics of Desegregation
Season 1
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Tale of Two Ladies
Tale of Two Ladies is part 1 of 15 in the Dynamics of Desegregation series, hosted by Harvard psychology professor Thomas F. Pettigrew. It examines the parallel cases of Catherine Brown of Alexandria, Virginia in 1868 and Rosa Parks of Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
Violence, Vengeance and Vigilante
Dr. Pettigrew discusses three aspects of living which he believes influence lynchings.
Portrait of a Violent Man
Dr. Pettigrew discusses how lynchings affect the African-American community.
Caught on the Face of a Cliff
Dr. Pettigrew discusses the history of South Africa which led to the apartheid and draws parallels with the American South.
14th Generation Americans
Dr. Pettigrew contrasts English law and its effects on slaves and slavery with the laws of other countries
The Inevitable Monday
Dr. Pettigrew recounts Charles Houston’s legal battle involving school integration and the 1954 school segregation decision.
The Newest New Negro
After years of passive resistance, forms of Negro protests have changed to sit-ins and freedom rides. Whitney Young, National Executive Director of the Urban League, joins Thomas F. Pettigrew to discuss the social and cultural side of desegregation including evolving protest styles.
A Glimpse at the Newest South
Dr. Pettigrew discusses the industrialization and urbanization of the South.
Resistance and Reaction
Dr. Pettigrew discusses segregation movements including the Ku Klux Klan and mob violence as evidenced in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Face to Face
Dr. Pettigrew examines whether close contact improves race relations or leads to further conflict.
Conformity and the Crutch
Dr. Pettigrew explains two kinds of prejudice: conformity and the crutch (scapegoating), which bolsters the ego of the insecure.
The Unsolid Truth
Dr. Pettigrew explains his two theories of Southern racial prejudice – the Southern moderate and the Southern racist.
A Place to Call His Own
Dr. Pettigrew examines the problem of residential segregation.
A Dream Deferred
Dr. Pettigrew examines self-identity in the African-American community.
With Some Deliberate Speed
Martin Luther King Jr. and Dr. Pettigrew discuss five stages of desegregation since the Supreme Court decision of 1954.