School Desegregation Program 401 Original Airdate: 10/3/1974 Subject Keywords Afro-American comnedians Afro-American women Afro-Americans - Education Afro-Americans in the performing arts Mime Public schools - Boston - Massachusetts School integration - Boston - Massachusetts Segregation in education - United States Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Adams, Myrtle Arnold, Edward Campbell, Rev. Scott Cosby, Bill Cox, George Jackson, Ellen Swepson Johnson, Fred (Halim Adbur Rashid) Joyner, Gloria Lewis, Elma Lyons, Pat Bonner Sheffield, Deborah Yancey, Alice Corporate Names Community Task Force on Education - Boston - Massachusetts Wahabi Mime Company Program Description Program focuses on school desegregation and obtaining a quality of education for minorities in Boston. Program consists of a variety of segments, including excerpts of statements made by the Say Brother "All Stars," a mime performance by Fred Johnson (Halim Adbur Rashid), an interview with Boston students conducted by Marita Rivero, excerpts from interviews with Pat Bonner Lyons (Community Task Force on Education) and Ellen Swepson Jackson (Director of the Freedom House Institute in Schools and Education), a group discussion on education with Gloria Joyner, Myrtle Adams (both from the Community Task Force on Education), Rev. Scott Campbell (with Racial Harmony Now), Alice Yancey (Homeward School Association), and George Cox (Black Educators' Alliance of Massachusetts), "Information" on bankruptcy laws and citizen's rights regarding utility companies, an excerpt from a Say Brother interview with Bill Cosby, the "Community Calendar," and "Commentary" by Producer Marita Rivero. All program segments were filmed on location at Jeremiah E. Burke High School, Dorchester. Producer Marita Rivero Associate Producer Barbara Barrow Director Conrad White Editor Henry Johnson Writer Dighton Spooner Host Marita Rivero Guests Myrtle Adams Edward Arnold Rev. Scott Campbell George Cox Ellen Jackson Gloria Joyner Elma Lewis Pat Bonner Lyons Deborah Sheffield Alice Yancey Performers Fred Johnson (Halim Adbur Rashid) (mime) Others Lloyd Cogell (still photography) Sallie McGuire (production assistant) Stuart Thomas (interviewer) Formats Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-01312 Original footage VHS cassette -1 (item number not yet assigned) Original footage VHS cassette -2 (item number not yet assigned) Preservation master beta SP cassette AP-00130A Preservation master beta SP cassette AP-00451A Preservation master D3 cassette AD3-00539 Viewing copy 3/4" cassette (item number not yet assigned) The Say Brother Collection Web site is a production of the WGBH Archives. ©2001 WGBH Educational Foundation.