This is the story of an exchange between Black and White high school students in Wisconsin in 1966, during the Civil Rights Movement. The participants lived in each other's homes, attended classes in each other's schools, and performed the groundbreaking play In White America in both cities. For some of the students from Kaukauna, it was the first time they had ever seen Black people in person. For the Black and White students from Milwaukee, it was their first experience living in a small, all-white town in central Wisconsin. More than 50 years later, a new generation of high school students restages the play. Hear all their stories in this documentary.
This is the story of an exchange between Black and White high school students in Wisconsin in 1966, during the Civil Rights Movement. The participants lived in each other's homes, attended classes in each other's schools, and performed the groundbreaking play In White America in both cities. For some of the students from Kaukauna, it was the first time they had ever seen Black people in person. For the Black and White students from Milwaukee, it was their first experience living in a small, all-white town in central Wisconsin. More than 50 years later, a new generation of high school students restages the play. Hear all their stories in this documentary.
- Year2022
- Runtime61 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJoanne l Williams
- ScreenwriterJoanne l Williams, Gary Reistad, Kathleen Tank
- ProducerJoanne l Williams, Debbie Paschke
- CastPhyllis Lawhorn Wilson, Joe McCarty, Allen Kemp, Linda Plutchak, Bill Derricks
This is the story of an exchange between Black and White high school students in Wisconsin in 1966, during the Civil Rights Movement. The participants lived in each other's homes, attended classes in each other's schools, and performed the groundbreaking play In White America in both cities. For some of the students from Kaukauna, it was the first time they had ever seen Black people in person. For the Black and White students from Milwaukee, it was their first experience living in a small, all-white town in central Wisconsin. More than 50 years later, a new generation of high school students restages the play. Hear all their stories in this documentary.
This is the story of an exchange between Black and White high school students in Wisconsin in 1966, during the Civil Rights Movement. The participants lived in each other's homes, attended classes in each other's schools, and performed the groundbreaking play In White America in both cities. For some of the students from Kaukauna, it was the first time they had ever seen Black people in person. For the Black and White students from Milwaukee, it was their first experience living in a small, all-white town in central Wisconsin. More than 50 years later, a new generation of high school students restages the play. Hear all their stories in this documentary.
- Year2022
- Runtime61 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJoanne l Williams
- ScreenwriterJoanne l Williams, Gary Reistad, Kathleen Tank
- ProducerJoanne l Williams, Debbie Paschke
- CastPhyllis Lawhorn Wilson, Joe McCarty, Allen Kemp, Linda Plutchak, Bill Derricks
