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Rebop; Livin’ In The City

11/25/1978

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Series

Rebop

Program

Livin’ In The City

Program Number

208

Series Description

Hosted by LeVar Burton - three eight minute films per half hour program. Each film about a kid from different parts of the country, ethnic groups, interests. Second season had two films per half hour. Aimed for audience ages 9-13. Featured the languages, families and achievements of minority kids across the country. Series release date: 9/1976

Program Description

Eddie is of Puerto Rican descent and lives in the South Bronx. He is street-wise at age 16 and talks about what it’s like to grow up in a “tough” neighborhood.

Judy, age 16, has helped her parents in their Chinatown, Boston, store since she was 12. Now she’s seeking a job in a big downtown store.

Duration

00:27:49

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Magazine

Topics

Race and Ethnicity

Citation

Chicago: “Rebop; Livin’ In The City,” 11/25/1978, GBH Archives, accessed June 2, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_28DB352F75EE40A499E58A526F395BE3.

MLA: “Rebop; Livin’ In The City.” 11/25/1978. GBH Archives. Web. June 2, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_28DB352F75EE40A499E58A526F395BE3>.

APA: Rebop; Livin’ In The City. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_28DB352F75EE40A499E58A526F395BE3