KSPS Documentaries
The Jesuit Connection
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Father Burns sent Carl Maxey to the Reservation School in De Smet, ID
In 1936 Father Burns of the Sacred Heart Mission sent Carl Maxey from Spokane Children’s Home to the Reservation School in De Smet, ID for a better education.
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KSPS Documentaries
The Jesuit Connection
Clip: Special | 1m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1936 Father Burns of the Sacred Heart Mission sent Carl Maxey from Spokane Children’s Home to the Reservation School in De Smet, ID for a better education.
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Carl Maxey: A Fighting LIfe TRAILER
KSPS presents the improbable life story of prominent Spokane attorney Carl Maxey. (1m 35s)
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Carl Maxey became a key figure in the civil rights movement in the Pacific Northwest. (1m 40s)
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Established and upcoming leaders looked to Carl Maxey for inspiration and guidance (2m)
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Carl Maxey served in a segregated military as a medic (1m 38s)
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Carl Maxey worked at the Spokane Club during his Gonzaga Prep days. (45s)
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Seven protesters were arrested for damaging federal property in Seattle (3m 8s)
Spokane’s First African-American Lawyer
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Carl Maxey was the first African-American to pass the bar exam in Eastern Washington (2m 57s)
Spokane’s Own Form of Segregation
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Spokane had its own form of segregation that affected the African-American community. (2m 4s)
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Carl Maxey traveled to Mississippi and worked to release 100 protesters from jail. (2m 36s)
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