This chapter discusses the importance of education for African Americans through quotes from influential historical figures like W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X. It shows a female student who is afraid to go to college opening a book that highlights these leaders and their support for education. The chapter concludes by showing integration at the University of Alabama and a spokesperson encouraging the student not to be afraid because organizations like the United Negro College Fund can help students afford college.

1. A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste Chapter 1
Kiara Blue
United Negro College Fund
December 2014
VIDEO AUDIO
OPEN ON MS OF LARGE
BOOK SLAMMING ONTO DESK
AND OPENING IN FRONT OF
FEMALE STUDENT
SFX: Loud slamming of
book on desk
Music: Sam Cooke Change
gone Come
Girl Student: I want to
go to college but I’m
afraid.
SEGUE TO PAGE TURNING
C/U OF W.E.B. DUBOIS
SPEAKING
Dubois: Education is

2. A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste Chapter 1
Kiara Blue
United Negro College Fund
December 2014
SEGUE TO PAGE TURNING
C/U OF BOOKER T.
WASHINGTON SPEAKING
Washington: a result of
hard work
SEGUE TO PAGE TURNING
MS OF MARTIN LUTHER
KING JR. SPEAKING FROM
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
King: and I have a
dream that
SEGUE TO PAGE TURNING
MS OF MALCOLM X
SPEAKING FROM PODIUM
X: education is the
passport to the future
and
SEGUE TO PAGE TURNING
C/U OF MAYA ANGELOU
SPAKING
Angelou: nothing can
dim the light that
shines from within.

3. A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste Chapter 1
Kiara Blue
United Negro College Fund
December 2014
FADE TO STUDENTS
INTEGRATING UNIVERSITY
OF ALABAMA C/U OF
STUDENTS SCARED
EXPRESSIONS.
Male Spokesperson: Let
their risk not be in
vain.
FADE TO BOOK SLAMMING
SHUT WITH UNCF LOGO ON
COVER C/U OF FEMALE
STUDENS AMAZED FACE CUT
TO LOGO
Male Spokesperson: The
UNCF raises millions
for students to attend
college yearly. Don’t
be afraid. We have your
back.
The mind is a terrible
thing to waste.