Episodes

1. Citizen

After escaping slavery, Frederick Douglass becomes a pivotal voice calling for citizenship for Black Americans, a dream realized in the 14th Amendment.

2. Resistance

After ratification, violent atrocities, court rulings and the Lost Cause ideology systematically subvert the 14th Amendment's promises of equality.

3. Wait

As the civil rights movement gains momentum in the 1960s, Martin Luther King Jr. orchestrates protests that goad President John F. Kennedy into action.

4. Control

In the 1970s, women appeal to evolving interpretations of the 14th Amendment in their fight to achieve equality and control their own destinies.

5. Love

After decades of setbacks, the struggle for same-sex marriage equality culminates in an Ohio couple's case taken up by the Supreme Court in 2015.

6. Promise

Immigrants have long put their hope in America, but intolerant policies, racism and shocking violence have frequently trampled their dreams.

Overview

Will Smith hosts this look at the evolving, often lethal, fight for equal rights in America through the lens of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment.

Details

Genres

Documentary, News, War & Politics

Language

EN

First Air Date

2021-02-17

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Available On

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Cast

Will Smith

Bryan Stevenson