A child shall lead them : two days in September 1957 / Magellan Press/Films ; written and produced by John Egerton, Terrie Lawrence and Rachel Lawson.

New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, 2007.

©2008

1 online resource (approximately 23 min.) : color, with black and white sequences

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Eleven African-American first-grade children initiated the desegregation of previously all-white elementary schools in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 9 and 10, 1957. Nashville was one of the first cities in the South to act on the Supreme Court 1954 decision, Brown vs. The Board of Education. The film compares the Nashville story with events that took place the same week at Little Rock (Arkansas) High School. Three of those children, now grown, and their parents discuss the events of those days, including the bombing of the Hattie Cotton school, and the courage required to respond to the Court's landmark decision. The story is told through the use of first-person narratives, and archival photos and footage.--From publisher description.

Videorecording version record: Child shall lead them. New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, ©2008

Images / Online / Video & Film

English

February 14, 2024

Black studies in video

Director of photography/editor, Rob McDonald, Jr. ; original music, David Olney, Jack Irwin.

Includes interviews with: Joy Smith (1957 first grader, Clemons School), Erroll Groves (1957 first grader, Buena Vista school), Lajuanda Street Harley (1957 first grader, Glenn School).