Title:
The Supreme Court. Vol. 2, A new kind of justice / a HiddenHill production for Thirteen/WNET New York ; producer, Julia Elliott ; writer, Mark Zwonitzer ; director, Thomas Lennon.
Publication Information:
New York : Thirteen/WNET New York, [2007]
New York : Distributed by Ambrose Video Pub.
©2007
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally broadcast on PBS.
DVD extras: manuscripts ; photo galleries ; Dred Scott documents ; charts and maps.
Companion publication: The Supreme Court : the personalities and rivalries that defined America / Jeffrey Rosen. New York : Times Books, 2007, c2006.
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Contents:
The Constitution reborn -- Engines of new industry -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. -- Capital & Labor -- FDR.
Summary:
Explores the issues before the court from the aftermath of the Civil War through the 1930s. This was a period of unprecedented economic growth as the nation industrialized, but was also a time of unregulated work conditions - the court found itself squarely in the middle of what was almost class warfare.
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Language Note:
In English with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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Performer:
Narrated by David Strathairn.
Production Credits:
Directors of photography, Michael Chin, Edward Marritz ; editor, Ed Barteski ; original music, Brian Keane.
OCLC Number:
ocm86080863
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