The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools

The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools

2023
1h 53m
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Documentary History

"Planting seeds one classroom at a time."

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
American Experience Films Five Dollar Films GBH
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date September 12, 2023
Status Released
Language EN
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Cast

Key Crew

Douglas A. Blackmon
Director
Sam Pollard
Director
Douglas A. Blackmon
Producer
Douglas A. Blackmon
Writer
Sam Pollard
Producer
Susan Bellows
Executive Producer
Cameo George
Executive Producer
Jeff Bieber
Executive Producer

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