About '63 BOYCOTT

On October 22, 1963, more than 250,000 students boycotted the Chicago Public Schools to protest racial segregation. Many marched through the city calling for the resignation of School Superintendent Benjamin Willis, who placed trailers, dubbed "Willis Wagons," on playgrounds and parking lots of overcrowded black schools rather than let them enroll in nearby white schools.

Blending unseen 16mm footage of the march shot by Kartemquin founder Gordon Quinn with the participants' reflections today, '63 BOYCOTT connects the forgotten story of one of the largest northern civil rights demonstrations to contemporary issues around race, education, school closings, and youth activism.

31 minutes
SDH Captioning for the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing
Language Options: English, Spanish

DVD features 40 minutes of bonus material

Directed by Gordon Quinn
Produced by Rachel Dickson, Tracye A. Matthews
Editor: Liz Kaar
Executive Producers: Gordon Quinn, Betsy Steinberg, Justine Nagan
Music: Tom Sivak
Camera: Gordon Quinn, Rachel Dickson
A film by Rachel Dickson, Tracye A. Matthews, Gordon Quinn
A Kartemquin Films Production

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