American experience. The harvest : integrating Mississippi's schools / produced by Douglas A. Blackmon, Sam Pollard ; written by Douglas A. Blackmon ; a Five Dollar Films production.

American experience. integrating Mississippi's schools / The harvest : produced by Douglas A. Blackmon, Sam Pollard ; written by Douglas A. Blackmon ; a Five Dollar Films production.

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When the Supreme Court issued an order to fully and immediately desegregate schools in October 1969, Leland, Mississippi finally met the demand put forth in the 1954 Brown v Board of Education decision. In the fall of 1970, a group of children entered school as part of the first class of Black and w...

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Online Access: Streaming video (Emerson users only)
Contributors: Pollard, Sam (Producer), Blackmon, Douglas A. (Producer, Screenwriter)
Corporate Contributors: Five Dollar Films (Production company), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Production company), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Publisher)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2023.
Subjects:
Schools > Mississippi > Leland.
School integration > Mississippi > Leland.
African Americans > History.
Race discrimination > Mississippi.
Segregation > Mississippi.
Mississippi > Race relations.
Genre/Form:Documentary television programs
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Summary:When the Supreme Court issued an order to fully and immediately desegregate schools in October 1969, Leland, Mississippi finally met the demand put forth in the 1954 Brown v Board of Education decision. In the fall of 1970, a group of children entered school as part of the first class of Black and white students who would attend all 12 grades together.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed October 30, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (108 minutes)
Playing Time:01:47:28
Language:In English.

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