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SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference. Volume 31, The cradle to prison pipeline.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.). 50th Anniversary Conference (2010 : Raleigh, N.C.)
- Series:
- SNCC legacy video ; 31
- Black studies in video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.).
- African American criminals.
- African American prisoners.
- African American women civil rights workers--Biography.
- African American women civil rights workers.
- African American youth--Social conditions.
- African American youth.
- Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.
- Civil rights workers.
- Minorities--United States--Social conditions.
- Minorities.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (90 minutes).
- Other Title:
- The cradle to prison pipeline
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 2011.
- Language Note:
- This edition in English.
- Summary:
- SNCC 50th Anniversary Conference Volume 31 - The Cradle to Prison Pipeline FEATURED SPEAKERS: Benetta Standly (ACLU Florida), Crystal Mattison (Children's Defense Fund Freedom School Program), Carmen Perez (The Gathering for Justice), Carrie Richburg (Pen or Pencil). "The one and only thing this nation guarantees our children is a prison bed if they get into trouble," says Crystal Mattison of the Children's Defense Fund Freedom School Program who can hardly hold back her tears. CDF numbers reveal a grim reality: one third of the prison population is Black; one sixth is Latino. One point seven million children have a parent in prison. Fourth grade reading scores are being used to project prison needs in some states. Every day 192 children are arrested for violent crimes; 393 are arrested daily on drug charges. This panel traces the path to prison that many minority children begin traveling in early childhood. Another panelist, Carmen Perez, now involved with The Gathering for Justice organized by Harry Belafonte, vividly portrays the gang world that surrounded her childhood in a community outside of Los Angeles, saying how "lucky" she was to have someone "invest" in her. The panelists discuss inspiration from SNCC in their efforts to tackle the issues confronting them today.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 20, 2013).
- OCLC:
- 840838450
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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