Former Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union Ralph Temple has spent the better part of 40 years battling social injustice in America. From his involvement in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference voter drives of the Jim Crow era, to his commentary on the efforts of law enforcement in the policing of demonstrations in the Nation's capital, Mr. Temple's determination to ensure every American's rights is unparalleled. In this lecture, Mr. Temple examines the fallout of the controversial Patriot Act and the denial of basic civil liberties in America.