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Documentary film of how Mae Bertha and Matthew Carter enrolled the youngest eight of their thirteen children in the public schools of Drew, Mississippi in 1965, which were all white. The Drew school board had initiated a "freedom of choice" plan to bring the district in compliance with the...

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Corporate Authors: Public Domain Inc, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, Blue Stream Productions, First Run/Icarus Films
Other Authors: Prince, Chea, Curry, Constance, 1933-
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: Brooklyn, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, 2003.
Subjects:
School integration > Mississippi > Drew.
Segregation in education > Law and legislation > Mississippi > Drew.
African Americans > Education > Mississippi > Drew.
Drew (Miss.) > Race relations.
Carter family.
Carter, Mae Bertha, > 1923-1999.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Documentary film of how Mae Bertha and Matthew Carter enrolled the youngest eight of their thirteen children in the public schools of Drew, Mississippi in 1965, which were all white. The Drew school board had initiated a "freedom of choice" plan to bring the district in compliance with the 1964 Civil Rights Act, but Blacks were not expected to choose all white schools. Examines the conditions of segregation prior to 1965, the hardships the family faced during desegregation, and the massive white resistence, which led to resegregation.
Item Description:"Based in part on the book, Silver rights, by Constance Curry."
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (56 min., 37 sec.) : sound, color and black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Awards:John E. O'Connor Film Award, American Historical Association, 2004.