Briggs initiative.
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To Briggs or not to Briggs (Part 2 of 2) / produced by Avotcja Jiltonilro y Fasanmi.
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Minority reaction to the Briggs initiative / produced by Helene Rosenbluth
Helene Rosenbluth interviews Black and Jewish representatives of groups who are fighting the anti-gay Briggs Initiative, which would have prohibited hiring and required the dismissal of any teacher who engaged in homosexual activity or advocated for gay civil rights. The interviewees are Henry Dodson of the NAACP, Rabbi Allen I. Freehling of the University Synagogue,…
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To Briggs or not to Briggs / produced by Avotcja Jiltonilro y Fasanmi.
Panel discussion on the 1978 Briggs initiative to remove openly gay teachers and workers from schools. Discussion focuses on the African American viewpoint on the Briggs initiative and the impact on the African American and other low-income communities. Panel participants include Ida Strickland from the Third World Fund, Yvonne [Scarlett-]Golden, Principal of Opportunity to High…