- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraging participation in the March on Washington, 1963
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Date of Original:
- 1963-00-00
- Subject:
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963
African American civil rights workers
Civil rights workers--United States
Nonviolence--United States
Direct action--United States
Protest marches--United States
Civil rights movements--United States
Civil rights demonstrations--United States - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this WSB newsfilm clip possibly from the summer of 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encourages participation in the August 28, 1963 March on Washington. In the clip Dr. King stands in front of a United States flag on the steps of a building surrounded by people. He announces a "nonviolent, peaceful march" on Washington, D.C. and urges that representatives from every state participate. He affirms such action "will place this whole issue before the conscience of this nation" and asserts "we are determined to be free in '63." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders of the civil rights movement organized the 1963 March on Washington to encourage Congress to pass civil rights legislation under its consideration. The march happened on August 28, 1963 and was called a success although few in Congress changed their votes. The march was the event where King made his "I have a dream" speech. The civil rights legislation was signed by president Lyndon B. Johnson in July 1964 and became the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Title supplied by cataloger.
IMLS Grant, 2008.
Digibeta Center Cut (4 x 3) downconvert from HDD5 1080/23.98PsF film transfer. - Local Identifier:
- Clip number: wsbn33747
- Metadata URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/id:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn33747
- Digital Object URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/do:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn33747
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn33747/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn33747, WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraging participation in the March on Washington, 1963, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 0751, 14:37/15:33, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 56 secs.): black-and-white, sound ; 16 mm.
- Original Collection:
- Original found in the WSB-TV newsfilm collection.
- Contributing Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
-
