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Civil Rights 50th Anniversary, Prisons and Mentally Ill
This acclaimed one-of-a-kind TV show examines religion's role and the ethical dimensions behind top news headlines. Hosted by veteran journalist Bob Abernethy.
Civil Rights 50th Anniversary, Prisons and Mentally Ill
Season 16 Episode 42 | 25m 36s | CC
We examine the decision facing the Supreme Court on the issue of affirmative action; look back at some of the key moments of the civil rights movement in 1963 with historian Taylor Branch; and visit a Chicago jail to look at the moral and financial costs of relying on prisons to care for the mentally ill.
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