<p>Following the Supreme Court ruling in 1954 striking down the 'separate but equal' doctrine a decade and a half of civil turbulence existed. Civil rights activists used nonviolent protest and civil disobedience to bring about change. This product tells a part of that historic time with speeches from many of those attempting to achieve racial equality.</p><p>Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom</p>