The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools (2023)
Released Documentary, History · 113 min
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools (2023)
Released Documentary, History · 113 min
Planting seeds one classroom at a time.
In The Harvest, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas A. Blackmon looks back at how school integration transformed his hometown of Leland, Mississippi. After the 1954 Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, little more than token efforts were made to desegregate Southern schools. That changed dramatically on October 29, 1969, when the high court ordered that Mississippi schools to fully — and immediately — desegregate. As a... see more
Planting seeds one classroom at a time.
In The Harvest, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas A. Blackmon looks back at how school integration transformed his hometown of Leland, Mississippi. After the 1954 Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, little more than token efforts were made to desegregate Southern schools. That changed dramatically on October 29, 1969, when the high court ordered that Mississippi schools to fully — and immediately — desegregate. As a... see more
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Sep 12, 2023COUNTRY
US
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Sep 12, 2023COUNTRY
US
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