The lost class of ’59 a study of Virginia’s massive resistance : segregation and the Norfolk Public Schools
| Creator | CBS Television Network; edited and produced by Edward R. Murrow, Fred W. Friendly ; reporter director, Arthur D. Morse. |
| Description | Originally aired on January 21, 1959, famed journalist Edward R. Murrow presents the nation with a city divided by the closing of Norfolk public schools in the face of integration. Murrow received a Peabody Award for this film. |
| Call number | LC2803.N6 L67 1959 |
| Date from | 1959 |
| Date to | 1959 |
| Geographic school | Norfolk, VA |
| Size | 1 DVD-video (60 min., 39 sec.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in |
| Access restrictions yes/no | no |
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| Part Of larger collection yes/no | |
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| Repository | Old Dominion University, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Repository address | Patricia W. & J. Douglas Perry Library, Norfolk, VA 23529-0256 |
| Repository contact name | |
| Repository contact title | Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist |
| Repository contact email | libspecialcollections@odu.edu |
| Repository contact phone | (757) 683-4483 |
| DoveRegion | region3 |
| Subjects | o African American students
o African Americans–Civil rights o Public schools o Race relations o School children o School closings o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Segregation in education o Virginia–Politics and government o Murrow, Edward R. |
| Types | Broadcast-Television-News |