Friday, November 30, 2012

Thursday, Nov. 29 - Quantum Leap: The Color of Truth

Season 1, Episode 7 The Color of Truth - August 8, 1955 (3 May 1989)

Sam leaps into the body of an elderly black man, Jesse Tyler, in the US South. It's 1955 and racism is institutionalized. Not realizing initially that he is black, Sam commits a major error when he takes a seat in the local diner, raising the ire of a couple of local rednecks. Sam learns that Jesse is chauffeur to Miss Melny Trafford, a highly respected local citizen. The US civil rights movement has yet to begin, but Sam decides he's going to take action.

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