 In 1991, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences rewarded the film Outstanding Miniseries award.The film received 8 nominations for Emmy Awards in 1991 and won 2, and received 2 nominations for Golden Globe Awards in 1992.The issue before the United States Supreme Court is whether the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution mandates the individual states to desegregate public schools; that is, whether the nation's "separate but equal" policy heretofore upheld under the law, is unconstitutional.