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Children of the Civil Rights

Feb 23, 2015

0h 57m

★ 7.0

No one knew the Oklahoma kids were heroes, not even the kids themselves.

Overview

For six years, a group of kids went into restaurants and asked for service. It never got violent, it never made national news, but these kids desegregated every restaurant in Oklahoma City except one before the 1964 Civil Rights Act was made into law. Children of the Civil Rights, a documentary film, shares their six year odyssey to freedom. This is a story about the strength of youth.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Clifford Creations

Binary Recording Studio

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Cast

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Julian Bond

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Bob Bruosseau

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Bob Clifford

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Sue Clifford

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John Lewis

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Steve Delaney

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Jimmy Stewart, Sr.

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Joyce Henderson

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Wayne Thompson

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Clara Luper

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Hannibal B. Johnson

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Martha King

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