1968: Wilson High School Desegregation Panel Discussion

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Title

Subject

Desegregation

Civil rights movements

Education

Description

Alumni of Woodrow Wilson High School were brought together in a panel to discuss their experience going to high school in the sixties, a time of strong political activism and change. Being one of the first desegregated schools in the DC area, many black alumni described stories of prejudice and racism. Some discussions included the increased politicization of activities that many overlook, such as participation in student council and the ability to engage in after-school activities. These experiences took part of a larger discussion involving student experience in newly desegregated schools, and the ability to feel like an individual in a highly polarized sociopolitical environment.

Creator

Lipscomb Gardner, Pamela

Source

Grant- 18-DCCHP-04

Publisher

Humanities DC

Wilson High School PTSO

Date

2018

Contributor

S. Balkansky, Arlene

Libby, John

Rights

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Format

MP4

Language

English

Type

Moving Image

Identifier

05.DCCHP.2018

Coverage

Washington, DC

Ward 3

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Duration

50:16

Director

Lipscomb Gardner, Pamela

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