Frontline Assault on Affirmative Action (Season 4, Episode 19)
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Frontline

Assault on Affirmative Action (Season 4, Episode 19)

TV-MA

TV Episode | Documentary, News

The Supreme Court ruled against a Memphis firefighter who successfully fought for an affirmative action plan for hiring of fellow firefighters in 1984.

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Updated Jun 17, 1986

Release date

Jun 17, 1986 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

126 wins & 195 nominations

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Spartamerika
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Robert F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Missiles of October (1974)
Will Lyman Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
William Bradford Reynolds Self Self See fewer	Mommy, I'm a Bastard! (2013)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
Laurence Tribe Self Self See fewer	CNN Newsroom (1989)
Judy Woodruff Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)