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Situated a mile apart along the same stretch of road, two Milwaukee high schools - one predominantly Black and the other largely White - were both short players to field an entire football team. They joined as one and, decades later, against the backdrop of a nation's painful racial reckoning,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kuester, Emily (Director), Lichtenstein, Brad (Director), Jurva, Suzanne (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Sausalito, CA : Ro*Co Films, 2021.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Messmer High School (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Shorewood High School (Shorewood, Wis.)
Football > Wisconsin > Milwaukee.
School sports > Wisconsin > Milwaukee.
African Americans > Wisconsin > Milwaukee.
Milwaukee (Wis.) > Race relations.
Sports scolaires > Wisconsin > Milwaukee.
Noirs américains > Wisconsin > Milwaukee.
African Americans
Football
Race relations
School sports
Wisconsin > Milwaukee
Streaming video.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Feature films
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Situated a mile apart along the same stretch of road, two Milwaukee high schools - one predominantly Black and the other largely White - were both short players to field an entire football team. They joined as one and, decades later, against the backdrop of a nation's painful racial reckoning, unite under the leadership of a unique coach and ultimately learn what it truly means to come together as a team.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed August 22, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (96 minutes)
Playing Time:01:35:19
Production Credits:Directors, Emily Kuester, Brad Lichtenstein ; Producers, Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Steve James ; Cinematographer, Nathan Haban, Erik Ljung, Dan Peters, Colin Sytsma, Keith Walker ; Editor, David E. Simpson ; Production companies, 371 Productions, Participant.