In 1951, the Astoria School System in New York City produced a documentary called “Duck and Cover: Bert the Turtle.” The objective was not only to raise awareness of the imminent threat of a potential nuclear catastrophe through the explosion of an atomic bomb, but also to provide a road map if the threat became a reality.
Bert the Turtle became famous for talking to younger lower school pupils as well as older middle and high school students about what to do in the event we were warned by adults of a possible danger or, worse yet, if we actually saw “the flash!” Inevitably, the rule was to duck and cover because, when we did see the flash, bad things were about to happen… Read more.
Originally posted for the Orlando Sentinel.
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