Change Agents When I m 65 Boomers Turning 65 Civil Rights History
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In the '60s, parents sent their boomer children to integrate schools. We speak to Idabel Jones who sent her son Michael to Stratford Middle School in Arlington County, Virginia in 1959. Michael was one of the first four African-American Virginia schools. Idabel and Michael remember the trying times and the great reward of being the pioneers in the Civil Rights movement.
Also, Lark McCarthy discusses the legacy of Civil Rights and Women’s Rights with Judy Richardson, co-editor of and associate producer of the PBS documentary series Eyes on the Prize and Lynn Sherr, former broadcast journalist.
This is the second of 's occasional series, When I'm 65.
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Change Agents When I' m 65
Boomers drive for rights and freedom
are proud that their support for civil rights propelled America into a more color-blind society. Their demand for Women’s Rights in the '70s led to a radically changed in one generation. Gay rights and immigrant rights movements are inspired and energized by Boomer’s support of . But how will this generation’s devotion to personal freedom play out in their old-age? Will they continue to change the world as they cross the symbolic birthday of 65?See also: .
In the '60s, parents sent their boomer children to integrate schools. We speak to Idabel Jones who sent her son Michael to Stratford Middle School in Arlington County, Virginia in 1959. Michael was one of the first four African-American Virginia schools. Idabel and Michael remember the trying times and the great reward of being the pioneers in the Civil Rights movement.
Also, Lark McCarthy discusses the legacy of Civil Rights and Women’s Rights with Judy Richardson, co-editor of and associate producer of the PBS documentary series Eyes on the Prize and Lynn Sherr, former broadcast journalist.
This is the second of 's occasional series, When I'm 65.
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