Dr. Marcia Chatelain

For some, the fact that this actually was able to go to trial instead of ending in terms of violence, like a white mob attacking him or attacking other African-Americans, some people saw that as a triumph.

For some, the fact that this actually was able to go to trial instead of ending in terms of violence, like a white mob attacking him or attacking other African-Americans, some people saw that as a triumph.

She's a professor of African-American history at Georgetown University. that this was the best case scenario because there wasn't a lynching or there wasn't some act of racial violence in terms of retaliation. She says Ray's case wasn't litigated in a vacuum.

She's a professor of African-American history at Georgetown University. that this was the best case scenario because there wasn't a lynching or there wasn't some act of racial violence in terms of retaliation. She says Ray's case wasn't litigated in a vacuum.

The stereotypes of black men, you know, being predatory towards white women has a long history in the post-Civil War era. So at the very moment that African Americans are able to secure some freedom, they are then characterized as violent and out of control. And that just shows how deeply... poisoned the nation's consciousness was around these stereotypes.

The stereotypes of black men, you know, being predatory towards white women has a long history in the post-Civil War era. So at the very moment that African Americans are able to secure some freedom, they are then characterized as violent and out of control. And that just shows how deeply... poisoned the nation's consciousness was around these stereotypes.

This is a woman who had to learn how to be fearless and had to be daring at various stages of her life.

This is a woman who had to learn how to be fearless and had to be daring at various stages of her life.

Because of the racial and gender discrimination of her day, working hard wasn't enough. That she had to rely on the kindness of others. She had to recognize the breaks. She had to do all of these things in order to accomplish her goals.

Because of the racial and gender discrimination of her day, working hard wasn't enough. That she had to rely on the kindness of others. She had to recognize the breaks. She had to do all of these things in order to accomplish her goals.

For many African-American college students, they felt this deep poignancy of being part of this incredible legacy of historically Black colleges, but still experiencing segregation if they went out to a downtown shop to buy a dress, or if they had to take a train home to see their parents, they had to sit in a Jim Crow or colored car.

For many African-American college students, they felt this deep poignancy of being part of this incredible legacy of historically Black colleges, but still experiencing segregation if they went out to a downtown shop to buy a dress, or if they had to take a train home to see their parents, they had to sit in a Jim Crow or colored car.

And they also knew that regardless of how well they did academically or socially, they could always be relegated to second-class citizenship.

And they also knew that regardless of how well they did academically or socially, they could always be relegated to second-class citizenship.

We know him as Dr. Phil. Dr. Phil was her trial coach. So that introduction was really like, huh, what was he saying to Oprah to help this superwoman kind of get it together?

We know him as Dr. Phil. Dr. Phil was her trial coach. So that introduction was really like, huh, what was he saying to Oprah to help this superwoman kind of get it together?

We know him as Dr. Phil. Dr. Phil was her trial coach. So that introduction was really like, huh, what was he saying to Oprah to help this superwoman kind of get it together?

Oprah's show is all about you as an individual, what you need to do. She's also doing this during a period in the self-help movement and the new age spirituality movement where it's moving from fringe to center.

Oprah's show is all about you as an individual, what you need to do. She's also doing this during a period in the self-help movement and the new age spirituality movement where it's moving from fringe to center.

Oprah's show is all about you as an individual, what you need to do. She's also doing this during a period in the self-help movement and the new age spirituality movement where it's moving from fringe to center.