The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools

2023

Planting seeds one classroom at a time.

1h 53m
September 12, 2023 · United States of America

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 12, 2023
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: WGBH,American Experience Films,Five Dollar Films
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site