Teen star Cameron Boyce's latest role involved no acting at all.
Disney Xd and Disney Channel's new Be Inspired short-film series, commemorating Black History Month, is now airing and features the incredible story of Cameron's grandmother, Jo Ann Boyce, who was one of "The Clinton 12."
The U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education ordered Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee, to desegregate. Two years later – in the fall of 1956 – 12 black teenagers, who became known as "The Clinton 12," attended the first integrated public high school in the South. Before that, Jo Ann and her...
Disney Xd and Disney Channel's new Be Inspired short-film series, commemorating Black History Month, is now airing and features the incredible story of Cameron's grandmother, Jo Ann Boyce, who was one of "The Clinton 12."
The U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education ordered Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee, to desegregate. Two years later – in the fall of 1956 – 12 black teenagers, who became known as "The Clinton 12," attended the first integrated public high school in the South. Before that, Jo Ann and her...
- 2/11/2016
- by Caitlin Keating, @caitkeating
- People.com - TV Watch
Teen star Cameron Boyce's latest role involved no acting at all. Disney Xd and Disney Channel's new Be Inspired short-film series, commemorating Black History Month, is now airing and features the incredible story of Cameron's grandmother, Jo Ann Boyce, who was one of "The Clinton 12." The U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education ordered Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee, to desegregate. Two years later - in the fall of 1956 - 12 black teenagers, who became known as "The Clinton 12," attended the first integrated public high school in the South. Before that, Jo Ann...
- 2/11/2016
- by Caitlin Keating, @caitkeating
- PEOPLE.com
Teen star Cameron Boyce's latest role involved no acting at all. Disney Xd and Disney Channel's new Be Inspired short-firm series, commemorating Black History Month, is now airing and features the incredible story of Cameron's grandmother, Jo Ann Boyce, who was one of "The Clinton 12." The U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education ordered Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee, to desegregate. Two years later - in the fall of 1956 - 12 black teenagers, who became known as "The Clinton 12," attended the first integrated public high school in the South. Before that, Jo Ann...
- 2/11/2016
- by Caitlin Keating, @caitkeating
- PEOPLE.com
As part of its celebration of Black History Month, Disney will premiere a new installment of its interstitial series, “Be Inspired,” featuring actor Cameron Boyce and his personal connection to “The Clinton 12” — the twelve African-American teens who were the first to integrate a southern public school in 1956. Boyce’s grandmother, Jo Ann, was one of the dozen brave students who fought for their right to a local and integrated education. In the inspiring featurette, Disney’s “Be Inspired” cameras follow as Cameron, his sister, parents and grandmother make their first visit together to the monument, its 12 life-size sculptures … Continue reading →
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- 2/1/2016
- by Kellie Freeze
- ChannelGuideMag
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