Still I Rise!

The Enduring Legacy of Black Deaf Arkansans Before & After Integration

This combination DVD and booklet is an important contribution to the history of the American Deaf Community. It includes compelling stories of the experiences of Black deaf students prior to and after the Supreme Court’s Brown vs. the Topeka Board of Education decision in 1954. Before the Brown decision, Arkansas was one of about 15 states, mostly in the South, that maintained separate schools for White and Black deaf students. The memories and stories compiled in the DVD and book range from an alumnus who attended school during the segregation era in 1919 to those who were among the first group of Black students to integrate the Arkansas School for the Deaf in 1965 and afterward.

DVD: Approximately 60 minutes in American Sign Language with voice-over and open-captions.

Booklet: 47 pages with photographs.

Purchase both for $25 plus shipping & handling.