Narrated by
award-winning actor
James Earl Jones,
THE CLINTON 12 tells
the compelling story
of the integration
of the FIRST public
high school in the
South after the US
Supreme Court
decision Brown vs.
the Board of
Education. The title
refers to the 12
black teenagers who,
in the fall of 1956,
were forced to
attend the all white
high school in
Clinton, Tennessee.
This story, which
has gone untold for
50 years, shows the
horrors of bigotry
and racism in the
Old South, as well
as the courage of a
community that
fought to uphold the
law. This film
includes interviews
with 11 of the
original Clinton 12
as well as
seldom-seen archive
footage and
interviews with
those involved in
the events. THE
CLINTON 12 recalls
one of the greatest
moments in the
American Civil
Rights movement.
This film tells of
not only the courage
of those who faced
violent racial
opposition, but the
determination of a
small, predominately
white southern town
that stood shoulder
to shoulder to
confront and defeat
bigotry and fear.
