A Bridge to Justice: The Life of Franklin H. Williams

A Bridge to Justice: The Life of Franklin H. Williams

A documentary on civil rights leader, lawyer and Peace Corps organizer Franklin Williams.

This half hour documentary explores the life of Franklin Williams that includes archival, Oval Office audio of President Lyndon Johnson and then-Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall discussing Williams, insightful interviews with former Chief Judges Sol Wachtler and Jonathan Lippman, introspective footage of the Ambassador’s son, scholars, civil rights advocates and others who knew him.

A Bridge to Justice: The Life of Franklin H. Williams is a local public television program presented by WNED PBS.