The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools (2023)

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.

Released Sept. 12, 2023 113 min None+

Genres: Documentary, History

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Watch Providers: PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Production Companies: American Experience Films, WGBH Boston, Five Dollar Films

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English