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Documentary Marks 50 Years of Unequal Schooling in Chicago

The 1963 Chicago schools boycott and protests remain a critical chapter in the story of public schools that still face issues of racial segregation today.

by Jacob Sanchez

Blackwell middle school students study on their iPads, which all students receive starting in seventh grade.
Credit: Axel Gerdau

The 1963 Chicago schools boycott and protests remain a critical chapter in the narrative of public schools that still face issues of racial segregation and unequal service today. Kartemquin Films is currently producing a documentary that remembers the activism of leaders like Rosie Simpson, who urged students and fellow parents to protest the inequitable treatment of black students.  (Huffington Post)

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