AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools

Premieres Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Explore what happened when the small Mississippi town of Leland integrated its public schools in 1970. Told through the remembrances of students, teachers and parents, the film shows how the town - and America - were transformed.

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