Friday, 04 September 2009 14:22
Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools
VHS, two versions - 40 min. & 28 min., 1996
Many people believe the Little Rock Integration Crisis ended with the highly publicized school year of 1957-58...nothing is further from the truth. The following year, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus and his staunch segregationist supporters continued to battle to stop integration. This time, all the high schools in the city were closed. From the inception of the WEC, by Aldophine Fletcher Terry, Vivion Brewer, and Velma Powell, through the following year, the efforts of these brave women are highlighted. This documentary covers a quick overview of the 1957-58 school year, then continues by telling the story of how the efforts of the WEC changed history.
Many people believe the Little Rock Integration Crisis ended with the highly publicized school year of 1957-58...nothing is further from the truth. The following year, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus and his staunch segregationist supporters continued to battle to stop integration. This time, all the high schools in the city were closed. From the inception of the WEC, by Aldophine Fletcher Terry, Vivion Brewer, and Velma Powell, through the following year, the efforts of these brave women are highlighted. This documentary covers a quick overview of the 1957-58 school year, then continues by telling the story of how the efforts of the WEC changed history.
Category:
Women's Studies