New Rochelle Student Film on MLK Featured on Wpix Channel 11

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- A film about Martin Luther King Jr. produced by New Rochelle students was aired recently on WPIX Channel 11, according to the television station.

Students in New Rochelle have produced a film about Martin Luther King Jr. that was featured on WPIX Channel 11.
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James O'Rourke

01/20/2016 12:00 p.m.

The students, led by teacher Anthony Stirpe, spent weeks filming and editing the film, which is based on a 1943 essay written by King called "The Purpose of Education."

According to a statement dealing with the film, the work was shown during a Jan. 17 special show on the channel called "Martin Luther King Remembered."

Reporter Dan Mannarino also featured the students on the channel's "Five Questions" segment.

Click here to see a portion of the WPIX Channel 11 coverage.

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