PBS NewsHour

Alan Turing’s family fights to correct historical injustice

Clip: 02/23/2015 | 6m 2s

The 2015 Oscar winner “The Imitation Game” tells the story of British mathematician Alan Turing, whose early computer helped the allies win World War II. But the movie also brings attention to the anti-sodomy laws that drove Turing to suicide. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Peter Tatchell of the Peter Tatchell Foundation about getting justice for others convicted under the same laws.

Aired: 02/23/15

Rating: NR

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