“Marching Forward” is the UCF film that tells the story of two Orlando high school band leaders and their unique moment during the 1960s civil rights movement.
James “Chief” Wilson was a band director for more than 5 decades at Jones high school--which in 1964, was segregated. “Chief was able in 1964 to say ‘Hey!
We have this idea. Wouldn’t this be great for Orlando?’ What Chief did at Jones and what the other teachers and administrators did at Jones--kind of represents this everyday activism,” Associate Professor for the Department of History at UCF, Robert Cassanello said. [TRENDING: ‘Dance Moms’ instructor accused of sex battery on students | Boy dies after homemade igloo collapses | Latest on $1,400 payments] The documentary highlights