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serving on the united states commission on civil rights. set
ultimate by president eisenhower in 1957. this is about a half
an hour. >>> on your screen now on booktv is a well known face
for c-span viewers. that's mary francis berry. professor at the
university of pennsylvania. she's also the author of several
books. at the university of pennsylvania today to talk to her
about this book. "and justice for all." "and justice for all:
the united states commission on civil rights and the continuing
struggle for freedom in america" mary francis berry, when did
the u.s. civil rights commission begin and why? >> well, it
started in 1957. president eisenhower had a lot of discussions
with secretary of state about the way the united states was seen
around the world because a lot of the racism that was going on
that people would hear about and read about. and the fact that
there seemed to be a lot