Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2017-07-28

Duration: 00:05:59

Subjects: Education | West Feliciana Parish Public Schools | Segregation | Dawson, John Sterling, 1871-1950

Contributors:

• Moreau, Andre Host
• Kendrick, Dorothy Producer
• Woods, Virnado Photographer
• Milton, Hollis Interviewee
• Hardy, Henry Interviewee
• Jones, Johnnie Interviewee
• Wilkerson, Roosevelt Interviewee
• Miller, Calvin Interviewee
• Romsey-Minor, Myrtle Interviewee

This segment from the July 28, 2017, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features producer Dorothy Kendrick’s report on the legacy of John Sterling Dawson (1871-1950), an educator who taught the African American children of West Feliciana Parish during segregation. Kendrick reports that Dawson’s sons later served as the principals of Dawson High School from 1951-1969. She interviews: Superintendent Hollis Milton of the West Feliciana Parish Public Schools; Dr. Henry Hardy, a former Dawson student and math professor; Johnnie Jones, a former Dawson student and civil rights attorney; Roosevelt Wilkerson, a former Dawson student; Calvin Miller, a former Dawson High student; and Myrtle Romsey-Minor, a former Dawson High student. Host: Andre Moreau