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Title	News film clip of Milwaukee high school students discussing the textbook controversy, February 16, 1968
Date	1968-02-16
Creator	WTMJ-TV
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. Gwen Moore, student council president from North Division High School, says that administrators could apply more pressure for new textbooks. 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."
Subject	African Americans--Civil rights--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Demonstrations--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Topic	Schools
Keywords	Textbook controversy Students Civil rights Youth
Organization	Milwaukee Public Schools
People	Lawrence, John Moore, Gwen (Gwen A.)
Place	Riverside High School--Wisconsin--Milwaukee Lincoln High School--Wisconsin--Milwaukee North Division High School--Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Language	en
Type (DCMI)	Moving Image
Sound	Sound
Original Collection	Milwaukee Journal Stations Records
Series	Daily footage, February 16, 1968, from segment 2 and 3.
Original Item Type	Film
Color/B&W	Color
Original Item Format	16mm
Finding Aid	http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mil00203
Repository	Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Center. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Rights	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.
Digital Publisher	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Digital Id	WTMJ-TV_Tape74_Clip01
Date Digitized	2010
Digital Item Type	Video
Digital Format	avi; mp4
Digital Collection	March On Milwaukee - Civil Rights History Project

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