'63 boycott /
On October 22nd, 1963, 250,000 students boycotted the Chicago Public Schools to protest racial segregation. Many marched through the city calling for the resignation of School Superintendent Benjamin Willis, who placed trailers, dubbed 'Willis Wagons,' on playgrounds of overcrowded schools...
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Other Authors: | Dickson, Rachel (Photographer), Quinn, Gordon (Photographer) |
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Format: | Electronic Video |
Language: | English |
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[Oley, Pennsylvania] :
[Distributed by] Bullfrog Films,
[2019]
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
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