Campus High School - Yearling Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Seeking a heritage A phenomenon occurred all across America in the month of Jan- uary, when sixty million people tuned in to watch the television spe- cial, Roots . This wiped out the two-month reign of Gone with the Wind as the highest rated show on television. Roots was a chronicle of author Alex Haley's search for his African ancestors. It told the story of Ha- ley's ancestors' arrival as slaves in America and followed the family members to the time that they were freed following the Civil War. The series of eight, one and two hour specials, came from the best- seller Roots written by Haley after ten years of genealogical research. As a result of the show, Roots Kathy Carleton, Mark Caswell, John Chambers, Greg Charles, Ivan U , Chrisman Jim Clark, Tammy Clark, Nancy Cline, Kelly Clothier, Bruce Coffman Lane Cole, John Coleman Doug Conley, Dwayne Cope Terry Couch, Delena Cox fever gripped Americans. Haley ap- peared onthe cover of Time mag- azine and became a millionaire. Reader's Digest made a reprint of the original story after an over- whelming demand and, closer to home, Haley spoke to hundreds of teachers at the Kansas Teachers' Convention in Wichita. Following the special, a surge in searching for one's ancestors was immediately reported and many be- came enthusiasts of America's fas- test growing hobby, genealogy . lt was good. In a way it made the Blacks think that they knew every- thing, but it also showed how cruel the Whites were to them, said Jany Huffman, freshman. 1 .. 1 Mr. Alex Haley, author of Roots , spoke to teachers attending the Kansas Na- tional Education Association at Century ll. 5, ' , 1 S in. - f if 43'- X ' T 4 ff! C J ca Q X X W 1 TTT Q. M g . I X J'-is Y :gg . - B 7 ei' -5. CHECKING ODES Koo'rS

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-QA 1 ,ii- 'T' -v-vw 1, Q '!f'5 il . l .-- 1:95 Q ,, vi Emma Veith, junior, works hard to fulfill her drama assignment. ,- , fu., 'fi H L MYR ff? Q .. x- i tg .. ,I -.v '- e 4.,,, ... . ' ' 'ff V : Y' r .1 I i M le dv , M. H if A ig., - . f 4- as x H 2- ' S H-1 ! r - f ,. , Sx n A -'iff xo'-fe Gary Cox, Kelly Craig, Darren Grossman, Tracey Curry, Jaroid Czanowsky Lance Dale, Dawn Dalton, Larry Da- vis, Steve Davis, Pam Dickson Debbie Dodd, Bobby Doffing, Kent Dorsey, Dennis Dresher, Kyle Drin- nen Jeff Elliott, Jon Elliott, Virginia Elliss, Graham Engdahl, Ellen Everly David Farney, Michele Farr, Jackie Feast, Janet Ferrell, Teresa Florio Deborah Floyd, Rhonda Floyd. Dave Fox, Teri Frasher Susan Frazier, Vicki Fredrick Bruce Freund, Susan Gibson