Last week at Peabody, I went to a screening of The Clinton 12, a documentary about the first public high school to be integrated in the South. Film maker Keith McDaniel and members of the original Clinton 12 attended, participating in a question and answer session afterwards. Set in Clinton, TN (near Knoxville), this story of one small town’s struggle to uphold the law amidst racism and bigotry is fascinating, not to mention its portrayal of the immeasurable courage of the twelve African American students attending Clinton High School in 1956. To learn more about the Clinton 12, click here.
—Katie Harris
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