- Collection:
- March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
- Title:
- News film clip of Milwaukee high school students discussing the textbook controversy, February 16, 1968 (with sound)
- Creator:
- WTMJ-TV
- Contributor to Resource:
- Milwaukee Public Schools
- Publisher:
- Milwaukee Journal Stations Records, 1922-1997, WTMJ-TV News Film Archives, Wisconsin Historical Society
- Date of Original:
- 1968-02-16
- Subject:
- School administrators--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Racism in education--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Racism in textbooks--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Discrimination in education--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Learning--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Order
Students--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African American students--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African American high school students--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
High school seniors--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Education--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Sympathy--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
violence--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Boycotts--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Meetings--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Riots--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Race riots--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Student suspension--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Discussion
Negotiation--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Consumer behavior--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Civil rights demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Cultural pluralism in textbooks--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Textbooks--Authorship
Textbooks--Law and legislation--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Textbooks--Publishing--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Educational publishing--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
History teachers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Industrial arts teachers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Occupations--Sociological aspects
African American teachers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Teachers, White--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Discrimination in employment--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Teachers--Training of--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--Study and teaching--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Democracy--Study and teaching--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Communities--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Political participation--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Community and school--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Race awareness--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--Race identity--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
African Americans--History
African American soldiers--United States
Education--Curricula--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Equality
African Americans--Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Schools--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Youth--Wisconsin--Milwaukee - People:
- Logan, Rayford Whittingham, 1897-1982
Cohen, Irving S.
Attucks, Crispus, -1770
Lawrence, John - Location:
- United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, 43.0389, -87.90647
- Medium:
- moving images
film - Type:
- MovingImage
- Description:
- Footage shows a meeting of high school students on the issue of textbooks and race. An unidentified senior from Riverside High School says students are frustrated with waiting for adequate textbooks and claims that suspensions due to student protests will lead to violence. John Lawrence from Lincoln High School speaks about the demonstration at his school and his hopes for the education of the younger generation. He also discusses Milwaukee Public School's adoption of "The Negro in American life : a guide to supplement the study of United States history."
Riverside High School--Wisconsin--Milwaukee; Lincoln High School--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Daily footage, February 16, 1968, from segment 2 and 3. - Metadata URL:
- https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/march/id/942
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright Journal Broadcast Group. Footage and pictures used with permission of WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee and the Journal Broadcast Group. The footage cannot be printed, broadcast or used as an interactive element or in any future medium, not yet defined, without the direct, written consent of WTMJ-TV and the Journal Broadcast Group.
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Extent:
- 16mm
avi; mp4 - Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Rights:
-