East Millcreek 5-6th Grades- Sing-Out '67- B5- Up With People - Cast

SING-OUT '67: When Utah Elementary Students Sang Civil Rights in 1967 Discovered in a Tooele, Utah thrift store—a remarkable time capsule from one of America's most turbulent years. In 1967, 250 fifth and sixth-graders at East Millcreek Elementary School (Salt Lake City) recorded an album that captured Cold War patriotism colliding with civil rights consciousness. They sang "What Color Is God's Skin" alongside "The Ride of Paul Revere" in a predominantly LDS community—eleven years before the 1978 priesthood revelation (Proclamation 2), which extended full church participation to Black members. This wasn't just another school recital. Teachers like Joanne Widtsoe Wallace Koplin used the corporate-approved Up With People movement to introduce racial equality messages to children in conservative Utah around the time of the "Long Hot Summer" of 1967's urban riots. 📀 ALBUM DETAILS: • Released: 1967 • Label: IRIS Records (Intermountain Recording Service, Salt Lake City) • Catalog: IR-1213 • Performers: 250-student cast, The Temple Squares (Romney family trio - former East Millcreek Elementary students who returned as alumni), Teachers Estelle Smith & Joanne Koplin • Principal: Paul S. Worthen 🎵 KEY TRACKS: • "What Color Is God's Skin" - civil rights messaging • "Up With People" - corporate counterculture • "Which Way America?" - questioning national direction • "The Ride of Paul Revere" - traditional patriotism • "Freedom Isn't Free" 📚 HISTORICAL CONTEXT: This private press recording documents middle baby boomers (born 1955-1957, now in their late 60s) at a pivotal moment. The album captures the unique tension faced by LDS families grappling with church policies on race while their children sang messages of universal equality. Private press school recordings rarely have historical significance—but this one documents a community navigating moral complexity through the voices of its children. 🔍 GENEALOGICAL VALUE: If your parent or grandparent attended East Millcreek Elementary in 1966-67, they may be among the 250 performers documented on this album. This is the kind of artifact families search for decades to find. --- #PrivatePress #1967 #UpWithPeople #SaltLakeCity #Utah #CivilRights #VinylRecords #SchoolRecording #BabyBoomers #LDSHistory #EastMillcreek #Genealogy #VinylCommunity #RecordCollecting #1960s #AmericanaMusic #LocalHistory #UtahHistory A reminder about the exclusive benefits available for supporting World Of Budget Vinyl Records: Consider becoming a patron on Patreon at   / budgetvinylworld  . As a patron, you'll enjoy early access to exclusive content, including complete albums that are often unavailable elsewhere on YouTube. If there is already an online copy, ours will be appreciably better quality. Your patronage directly supports the creation of new content and compensates for the time and effort put into producing high-quality videos. Alternatively, you can join as a channel member on YouTube to access select full-length videos before they are fully released to the general public. Discover affordable genealogy services at MyFamilyGen.com. Our services offer valuable insights into your ancestral past, support our work, and provide job opportunities for dedicated genealogy enthusiasts. I appreciate your support and being part of the budget record and Seeburg 1000 community!