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

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 fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Magellan Press
Filmakers Library, inc
Other Authors: Egerton, John
Lawrence, Terri
Lawson, Rachel
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, [2008], ©2008.
Subjects:
School integration > Tennessee > Nashville.
Segregation in education > Tennessee > Nashville.
Segregation in education > Law and legislation > United States.
Discrimination in education > Law and legislation > United States.
Documentary films.
Short films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Short films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 23 min.) : color, with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Two days in September 1957.
Desegregation of Nashville Public Schools, 1957.
Format: Video DVD

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