Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Training for Freedom
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Sunday, Jan. 18, at 2 PM
Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 3:30 AM
In 1890, Mississippi had 190,000 registered Black voters. By 1966, that number was reduced to 2,000 due to a complicated voter registration process. TRAINING FOR FREEDOM captures the transformational story of how idealistic college students and Black activist teachers came together at the height of the civil rights movement, in a small Midwestern town, for a two-week training session aimed at registering Black Mississippians to vote.
The Lincoln School Story
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Sunday, Jan. 18, at 2:30 PM
Discover the little-known fight for school desegregation led by a handful of Ohio mothers and their children in 1954.
In the wake of Brown v. Board of Education, school districts nationwide were mandated to integrate. But when African American mothers in Hillsboro, Ohio, tried to enroll their children in the local, historically white schools, the school board refused to comply. Five mothers and their children took the school board to court and eventually their children became the first Black students to attend a high-quality local elementary school.
Finding Fellowship
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Sunday, Jan. 18, at 3 PM
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):
Monday, Jan. 19, at 8 PM
FINDING FELLOWSHIP captures how the seeds for potential reconciliation were planted in the same fields slave masters once terrorized. This film shares how one community came together in the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and offers an example of how communities can lean on their shared heritage for progress.
King Celebration Concert
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):
Sunday, Jan. 18, at 5 PM
Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 8 PM
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) in partnership with Ebenezer Baptist Church present the return of the much-loved Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration concert. KING’S CELEBRATION CONCERT highlights both the musicians of the ASO and the church. Members of the ASO’s lauded chorus and the Ebenezer Baptist Church Choir are joined by jazz singer, Gregory Porter, and other special guest artists.
Amen! Music of the Black Church
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):
Sunday, Jan. 18, at 6:30 PM
Monday, Jan. 19, at 10 PM
Explore the authentic spiritual experience of African American gospel music in the one-hour performance documentary AMEN! MUSIC OF THE BLACK CHURCH. Taped before a live audience at the Second Baptist Church congregation in Bloomington, Indiana, Rev. Dr. Raymond Wise guides viewers on an educational and uplifting learning experience while leading the Indiana University African American Choral Ensemble in a performance of sacred music deriving from African traditions.
Amen! Music of the Black Church
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):
Monday, Jan. 19, at 9 PM
MARCHING FORWARD shares the story of two high school band directors – one black, one white – whose love of music and dedication to their students inspired an atypical collaboration in the segregated south. This documentary tells the story of how their friendship and professional cooperation resulted in the experience of a lifetime for two Orlando-area bands at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. Interviews with former students, recount this chapter in Orlando’s history – both the moments of unity forged in the community, as well as the challenges and inequities of the Jim Crow-era South.
Learn More About Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. | Civil Rights Leader
In this lesson, students will watch a video about Dr. King that emphasizes his commitment to nonviolence. They will then examine and analyze a 1956 flyer and a 1966 photograph that illustrate King’s approach to maintaining nonviolence. The lesson culminates with a comparison to other leaders who have been consistently nonviolent in spite of great personal risk.
