Separate But Equal: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Separate But Equal traces the events leading up to the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education which declared that segregated schools are unconstitutional. This drama starring Sidney Poitier and Richard Kiley appeared as a television miniseries. It offers an inspiring portrait of moral leadership. The Rev. J.A. DeLaine, a black clergyman, convinces his student's parents to bring a case against the school board of South Carolina. Thurgood Marshall, chief council for the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund, displays moral leadership in his handling of the case. Then Chief Justice Earl Warren uses his skills of negotiation to convince the other justices on the Supreme Court to vote for desegregation.

Series details

• Title: Separate But Equal
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History, Legal
• Premiere date: 1991-04-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-04-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 50850
• IMDb ID: tt0102879
• TVDB ID: 340475

Cast and credited roles

• Sidney Poitier — Thurgood Marshall
• Burt Lancaster — John W. Davis
• Richard Kiley — Chief Justice Earl Warren

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-04-07; final listed air date 1991-04-08; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Separate But Equal on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.