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American experience. integrating Mississippi's schools / The harvest :

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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Other Authors: Pollard, Sam (Producer), Blackmon, Douglas A. (Producer, Screenwriter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2023.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Schools > Mississippi > Leland.
School integration > Mississippi > Leland.
African Americans > History.
Race discrimination > Mississippi.
Segregation > Mississippi.
Mississippi > Race relations.
Noirs américains > Histoire.
Discrimination raciale > Mississippi.
Ségrégation > Mississippi.
Mississippi > Relations raciales.
African Americans
Race discrimination
Race relations
School integration
Schools
Segregation
Mississippi
Mississippi > Leland
Documentary television programs
History
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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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