The film tells the story of the integration of public schools in one Mississippi Delta town, and how decades later, schools are once again segregating. Through this local lens Blackmon explores a paradox of modern American life-how a society that so widely defeated legally mandated segregation, at the same time failed in building the diverse, interwoven, empathetic communities in which the vast majority of Americans say they want to live.
"We are honored to have Douglas Blackmon and Rose Scott at our library to talk about, The Harvest, and to engage the audience in discussion about the struggle for school integration and its impact on the quest for diversity today," said Library CEO Loretta Parham.
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