Educator John Sterling Dawson’s Legacy (2017)
Louisiana: The State We're In

Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-07-28
Duration: 00:05:59
Subjects: Education | West Feliciana Parish Public Schools | Segregation | Dawson, John Sterling, 1871-1950
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Kendrick, Dorothy Producer
- Woods, Virnado Photographer
- Milton, Hollis Interviewee
- Hardy, Henry Interviewee
- Jones, Johnnie Interviewee
- Wilkerson, Roosevelt Interviewee
- Miller, Calvin Interviewee
- Romsey-Minor, Myrtle Interviewee
Description
This segment from the July 28, 2017, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features producer Dorothy Kendrick’s report on the legacy of John Sterling Dawson (1871-1950), an educator who taught the African American children of West Feliciana Parish during segregation. Kendrick reports that Dawson’s sons later served as the principals of Dawson High School from 1951-1969. She interviews: Superintendent Hollis Milton of the West Feliciana Parish Public Schools; Dr. Henry Hardy, a former Dawson student and math professor; Johnnie Jones, a former Dawson student and civil rights attorney; Roosevelt Wilkerson, a former Dawson student; Calvin Miller, a former Dawson High student; and Myrtle Romsey-Minor, a former Dawson High student. Host: Andre Moreau