| 01:00:02 1.17 |
JESSE JACKSON IN THE 1970S. PREACHING AT CHURCH
AND OTHER PLACES. LECTURES. |
| 01:00:59 58.17 |
JACKSON GREETS LITTLE BLACK KIDS. TEACHES KIDS
"I AM SOMEBODY, I CAN LEARN ANYTHING" ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS CHANT ALONG. |
| 01:01:29 88.17 |
BLACK HIGH SCHOOL AUDIENCE CHANTS WITH JESSE. 1970S FASHIONS OF BLACK YOUTH.
JACKSON WITH STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL YARD. |
| 01:04:06 245.17 |
ADULTS IN HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM AT DORSEY HIGH
LISTEN TO JESSE. BLACK TEENS LISTEN. APPLAUSE. |
| 01:06:51 410.17 |
BLACK WOMAN TALKING TO LITTLE BLACK GIRLS. IN
HOME ECONOMICS COOKING CLASS. PLATE OF COOKIES. SHE TEACHES WHAT BLACKS NEED TO KNOW WHEN GOING OUT INTO THE WHITE WORLD. TEACHES PRIDE AND CONFIDENCE. |
| 01:08:27 506.17 |
THREE WOMEN IN 1970S POLYESTER UNIFORMS IN AIRPORT.
STEWARDESS ON AIRPLANE. |
| 01:09:11 550.17 |
CAROLYN SHELTON GIVING INSPIRATIONAL SPEECH TO
BLACK YOUTH. USES METAPHOR TO TEACH. ASKS KIDS "DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO EAT A PIECE OF BREAD" AS IF THERE WERE A RIGHT & WRONG WAY TO EAT A PIECE OF BREAD. |
| 01:09:25 564.17 |
1970s CAR CROSSES TRAIN TRACKS. POOR BLACK
NEIGHBORHOOD. GROWN WOMAN COMES HOME TO THE PROJECTS. PUBLIC HOUSING |
| 01:09:58 597.17 |
LIFE IN THE PROJECTS, CIRCA 1978. SHY LITTLE GIRL
PEEKS OUT FROM BEHIND TREE. BLACK BABY IN DIAPERS. PLAYING DOMINOES. BOY BOUNCES BASKETBALL. BLACK MAN PLAYS ELECTRIC GUITAR. AFRICAN AMERICAN. BAND PRACTICE, REHEARSAL. GHETTO ISOLATION. |
| 01:10:44 643.17 |
FAMILY HAVING MEAL IN DINING ROOM. WOMAN WEARS
HUGE GLASSES. |
| 01:11:58 717.17 |
BLACK PEOPLE PLAYING TENNIS. TENNIS LESSONS.
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| 01:12:10 729.17 |
COUPLE SHOWS CLASS OF BLACK GIRLS POISE, HOW TO
WALK LIKE MODELS?. CLASS CLAPS |
| 01:12:51 770.17 |
BLACK WOMAN GIVES INSPIRATIONAL SPEECH TO YOUTH,
TEENAGERS CIRCA 1978 |
| 01:13:32 811.17 |
BLACK PEOPLE IN LINE TO LISTEN TO JESSE SPEAK.
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| 01:14:00 839.17 |
AFRICAN AMERICANS GOING TO CHURCH CIRCA 1978
BLACK GOSPEL CONGREGATION. CHURCH AUDIENCE. RELIGIOUS CEREMONY. JESSE JACKSON PREACHES TO CONGREGATION |
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FILM ENDS
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Year: 1978
Color: Color
Genre: MINORITIES
Description: PUSHING FOR EXCELLENCE. H.E.W. HAS AWARDED JESSE JACKSON A GRANT TO START PROGRAMS ON EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOLS. EXHORTING A BLACK HIGH SCHOOL AUDIENCE, HE BRINGS THIS MESSAGE: YOU'RE NOT A MAN BECAUSE YOU CAN MAKE A BABY, YOU'RE A MAN BECAUSE YOU CAN RAISE A BABY". HE BELIEVES THAT ALL SCHOOLS ARE A NECESSITY FOR UPWARD MOBILITY. CAROLYN SHELTON, A YOUNG BLACK STEWARDESS, BRINGS A SIMILAR MESSAGE TO MINORITY GIRLS - THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING THE RIGHT THINGS IN THE RIGHT PLACES. BOTH SEEM TO EMPHASIZE A NEW DETERMINATION TO HELP MINORITIES TRANSFORM THEIR CAREERS AND THEIR LIVES. TEACHERS & PARENTS SHOULD WORK TOGETHER
Keywords: inspirational
