American experience: a man called white [a man called white (W.T.) is a new two-hour film by american experience for national broadcast on PBS that examines the life and legacy of walter white, one of…

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant on June 1, 2024 to the WGBH Educational Foundation for the production of a new two-hour documentary film titled "A Man Called White" that examines the life and legacy of civil rights leader Walter White. The film will be broadcast on PBS and distributed across various media platforms, including digital and home video, to bring this important historical narrative to broad public audiences. This award is funded through the NEH's Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164), which supports the development of humanities-based media projects that engage the public in exploring cultural, social, and historical themes.

American experience: a man called white [a man called white (W.T.) is a new two-hour film by american experience for national broadcast on PBS that examines the life and legacy of walter white, one of the most important and least understood figures in the black freedom struggle of the 20TH century. The film chronicles white?s life from his childhood in atlanta, through his decades as the pre-eminent leader of the civil rights struggle, to his final years, when a controversial divorce and remarriage to a white divorc?e all but destroyed his standing in the naacp and clouded his legacy. His biography offers a powerful lens through which to examine the movement for full citizenship and equal rights during a tumultuous and consequential ERA in american social and political history. The film will be presented on multiple media platforms in addition to PBS broadcast, including digital distribution in the audiovisual and home video markets, and online streaming on PBS.ORG.]