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says. “We knew that what we had
done was pretty cool, but when
you have a place like Princeton
tell you that you’ve helped people
and recognize you for it, that’s
pretty awesome.”
For Burchett, seeing her students
learn and grow and share their
findings with others was one of the
highlights of her teaching career.
“This was learning that was
taking place in the real world that
can’t happen in the classroom,”
Burchett said. “I was really so
proud of them.”
For the students, making the
film wasn’t enough: they wanted
to spread the message of acceptance and diversity. The girls
shared the film with numerous
student groups, churches and
community groups in the St. Louis
area and are continuing to field
requests to present the film and
talk about their experiences.
Although the three will split
up to begin their college careers
this fall — Ribant at College of
Charleston, Garland at Truman
State University and Davidson at
the University of Kansas — none
of them think they’ll ever lose
their passion for civil rights after
making Colorblind.
“It was an amazing feeling to
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do something like this. It reminds
you that there are plenty of everyday people who believe in and
work toward tolerance and equality, just like we do,” Ribant says.
“I consider these young women
part of the civil rights movement
today,” said their teacher, Julie
Burchett, who mentored them
along the way. “They are helping spread the word of
tolerance and diversity.”
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