KPTS Documentaries  The Dockum Sit-in: A Legacy of Courage

The historical recount of the first successful student-led sit-in. Details

 
 

Program: KPTS Documentaries

Episode: The Dockum Sit-in: A Legacy of Courage

In the summer of 1958, two dozen young people from the Wichita Branch NAACP Youth Council staged what would become the first successful student-led sit-in of the Civil Rights movement. By August 11th, 1958, they had desegregated the Dockum Drug Store lunch counter and all Rexall Drug Stores throughout the State of Kansas.

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Duration: (57:48)
Premiere Date: 02/05/2009
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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