When Societies Collide
Historical Exhibit
When Societies Collide investigates important moments of racial tension in Wilmington and presents that 1968 was an explosive year for African American students in Wilmington. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the slow progress to implement school desegregation, and the closing of “all-Black” Williston Senior High School (WSH) brought long-standing frustrations over racial inequality to the surface. Many young African Americans were deeply affected by these events which encouraged their involvement in the Black Power Movement.
VR Experience
View a VR construction (made in Unity) of Mrs. Bertha B. Todd’s experience.
Mrs. Todd calmed many young African Americans in the all-black high school of Williston, on the day after Martin Luther King’s death.
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