International Year Of The Child (1979)
Of Equal Value
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1979-12-05
Duration: 00:27:59
Subjects: International Year of the Child, 1979 | Children | Earth, Wind & Fire (Musical group) | Young, Jean Childs | INFANT MORTALITY | School integration. | Desegregation | Louisiana School for the Deaf | Children with disabilities
Contributors:
- Wilmore, Hedi Host
- Myers, Cheryll Host
- Dunn, Larry Interviewee
- Young, Jean Childs Interviewee
- Hebert, Larry Interviewee
- Davis, Teisha Interviewee
- Chube, Lawrence Interviewee
- Dornier, Lynley Interviewee
- Casey, Ouida Interviewee
- Chavin, Aaron Interviewee
- Corson, Harvey Interviewee
- Bordelon, Diane Interviewee
- Soderberg, Janice Interviewee
Description
This episode of the series “Of Equal Value” from December 5, 1979, focuses on the United Nations’ International Year of the Child. It includes: an interview with keyboardist Larry Dunn of Earth, Wind, and Fire on the band’s participation with the initiative; an interview with Jean Childs Young, the chair of the United States Commission on the Year of the Child; an interview with Dr. Larry Hebert, the head of the Pediatric Unit at Earl K. Long Hospital in Baton Rouge, on Louisiana’s high infant mortality rate; interviews with East Baton Rouge Parish public school students Teisha Davis, Lawrence Chube, Lynley Dormier, Ouida Casey, and Aaron Chauvin, who discuss their feelings on attending an integrated school; a visit to the Louisiana School for the Deaf, including interviews with Superintendent Dr. Harvey Corson and teachers Diane Bordelon and Janice Soderburg; and an in-studio performance by a children’s choir. Hosts: Hedi Wilmore and Cheryll Myers