Marian Wright Edelman

Born: 1939-06-06

Marian Wright Edelman is an American activist for children's rights. She has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life. She is founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund. She influenced leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Hillary Clinton.


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King in the Wilderness

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Released: 2018-01-22

A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted...

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Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

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Released: 2004-06-18

You Can't Be Neutral documents the life and times of the historian, activist and author of the...

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Intimate Portrait

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First aired: 1993-11-14

Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...

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Meet the Press

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First aired: 1947-11-06

Meet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program airing on NBC. It is the...

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K Street

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First aired: 2003-09-14

An experimental fusion of reality and fiction--a fly-on-the-wall look at government, filmed in...

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Bobby Kennedy for President

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First aired: 2018-04-27

Historic footage and leading voices of the era examine the "Bobby Phenomenon" of the 1960s and...

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Hillary

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First aired: 2020-03-06

A portrait of a public woman, interweaving moments from never-before-seen 2016 campaign footage...

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