Upshaw
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Elizabeth "Jean" Upshaw has vivid memories of growing up black in Clarksville, Ark. She shared those memories with a television crew for the History Channel’s program Save Our History. "Voices of Civil Rights" will air Saturday, Feb. 12. (8 p.m. Eastern time. Check local listings for air times.)
Upshaw’s story also has been included in the U.S. Library of Congress’ oral history archive of the Civil Rights Movement. She recently received a letter and certificate confirming this honor, which she has since framed.
Upshaw, a Gary resident and secretary for the Urban Teacher Education Program at IU Northwest, was attending an AARP conference in Chicago last August when a film crew from the History Channel approached the group. She said she volunteered to tell her story, not expecting it to receive this much attention.
"Everybody has a story to tell, I can only tell things that I remember as a child, but what I remember sticks with me. Even today," Upshaw said.
According to the History Channel’s Web site, the Save Our History "Voices of Civil Rights" program is a personal look into the Civil Rights Movement. Dozens of small stories are told through personal recollections of men, women and children living through those turbulent times. Journalists, photographers and videographers collected a wealth of material during a 70-day bus trip across the U.S.
http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/voices/
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