Military tribunal gets underway
Clip: 6/1/1971 | 4m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
In Nuremberg, the chief American prosecutor delivers his opening statement.
Chief U.S. Prosecutor Robert Jackson delivers his powerful opening statement at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg. He portrays the men on trial as living symbols of arrogance, cruelty of power, racial hatred, violence, terrorism and militarism. As the first trials in history for crimes against world peace, Jackson says, the Nuremberg trials carry "the grave responsibility of justice."
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Military tribunal gets underway
Clip: 6/1/1971 | 4m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
Chief U.S. Prosecutor Robert Jackson delivers his powerful opening statement at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg. He portrays the men on trial as living symbols of arrogance, cruelty of power, racial hatred, violence, terrorism and militarism. As the first trials in history for crimes against world peace, Jackson says, the Nuremberg trials carry "the grave responsibility of justice."
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