Browse Exhibits (3 total)
Social and Cultural Backdrop of the Series
To more fully understand the series, its objectives, and its motivations, background information about the social, cultural, and political circumstances of Detroit and the broader United States in the late 1960s is useful. This exhibit provides context on those circumstances. It also provides information about other types of media responding to the social and political landscape framing the time period.
Hartford Smith Jr.
This exhibit provides details about Smith's education and career and the experiences that led him to creating Seeds of Discontent.
Educational Broadcasting
To help contextualize the format and approach of Seeds of Discontent, this exhibit outlines the educational broadcasting field that distributed the series, while stressing the distinctions that make Smith's work stand out historically.