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Video: Marriage Inequality Like Jim Crow

Video: Marriage Inequality Like Jim Crow

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A new video from filmmaker Sean Chapin illustrates how the denial of civil marriage rights to same-sex couples is similar to the Jim Crow laws that relegated African-Americans to "separate but equal" public facilities, including drinking fountains.

Watch the different experiences when a straight couple and same-sex couples attempt to use the fountain in the park. The video is part of the "Make the Right Choice" series.

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