The intolerable burden
Documentary film of how Mae Bertha and Matthew Carter enrolled the youngest eight of their thirteen children in the public schools of Drew, Mississippi in 1965, which were all white. The Drew school board had initiated a "freedom of choice" plan to bring the district in compliance with the...
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| Language: | English |
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Brooklyn, NY :
First Run/Icarus Films,
2003
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| Summary: | Documentary film of how Mae Bertha and Matthew Carter enrolled the youngest eight of their thirteen children in the public schools of Drew, Mississippi in 1965, which were all white. The Drew school board had initiated a "freedom of choice" plan to bring the district in compliance with the 1964 Civil Rights Act, but Blacks were not expected to choose all white schools. Examines the conditions of segregation prior to 1965, the hardships the family faced during desegregation, and the massive white resistence, which led to resegregation |
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| Item Description: | Videodisc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives "Based in part on the book, 'Silver rights', by Constance Curry." |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in |
| Format: | DVD-R format |
| Awards: | John E. O'Connor Film Award, American Historical Association, 2004 |