The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
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 result, a group of children, including six-year-old Blackmon, became part of the first class of Black and white children who would attend all 12 grades together in Leland.
Year: 2023
Genre: Documentary, History
Studio: American Experience Films, Five Dollar Films, GBH
Director: Douglas A. Blackmon, Sam Pollard
Cast:
Crew: Douglas A. Blackmon (Director), Sam Pollard (Director), Jon Neuburger (Editor), Danielle Fisher (Associate Producer), Douglas A. Blackmon (Producer), Douglas A. Blackmon (Writer)
Runtime: 113 minutes
Release: Sep 12, 2023
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 3
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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