One day in 1958, six year old Ingrid Carter was sitting with her father in the front room of their home.
I imagine her sitting there, looking up at her dad, wondering why his face was so focused, and why his words were extra gentle yet so firm. He said, “I promise I will not let anything happen to you.”
He was asking her if she would be willing to change schools, to become one of the first black children to attend a white school in Milwaukee.
This podcast episode tells Ingrid's story.
In 2016 I was asked to produce a short film about Ingrid's experience and her work with a school called Milwaukee College Prep. Meeting her and hearing her story inspired me. Telling her story here is an honor for me.
You can see that short film here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWdNxXRq9Hk