- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- WSB-TV newsfilm clip of response to comments made the day before by President John F. Kennedy about the relationship between city officials and civil rights workers by Asa D. Kelley, mayor of Albany, Georgia, 1962 August 2
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Kelley, Asa D., 1922-1997
- Date of Original:
- 1962-08-02
- Subject:
- Civil rights--Georgia--Albany
Segregation--Georgia--Albany
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Albany
Civil rights movements--Georgia--Albany
Direct action--Georgia--Albany
Interviews--Georgia--Albany
Passive resistance--Georgia--Albany
Subversive activities--Georgia--Albany
Civil rights demonstrations--Georgia--Albany
Negotiation--Georgia--Albany
Injunctions--Georgia--Albany
Restraining orders--Georgia--Albany
Federal-city relations--Georgia--Albany
Mayors--Georgia--Albany
Presidents--United States
Albany (Ga.)--Politics and government--History--20th century
Albany (Ga.)--Race relations--History--20th century - People:
- Kelley, Asa D., 1922-1997
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Elliott, J. Robert, 1910-
Tuttle, Elbert P. (Elbert Parr), 1897-1996 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574
- Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this WSB newsfilm clip from Thursday, August 2, 1962, Albany, Georgia mayor Asa D. Kelley, Jr. responds to President John F. Kennedy's comments from the day before, agreeing that the Albany City Council should negotiate with local African American leaders. Kelley states that it has always been the city's policy to solve local problems by working with local leaders and not with those who have contempt for local, state, and federal laws and restraining orders. He condemns "outside agitators" including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "and his coterie who jump about the South like so many fleas on a hot griddle and cause racial rashes where none have heretofore existed." Kelley says the commission feels they should not negotiate under any circumstances with outsiders who have announced their intention of "turning the city upside down." As part of their efforts to block "outside agitators," the city obtained an injunction from federal district judge J. Robert Elliott on July 21, 1962, temporarily barring any mass demonstrations in Albany. Chief federal appellate court judge Elbert P. Tuttle reversed the temporary restraining order against demonstrations Tuesday, July 24. Judge Elliott held a hearing regarding the city of Albany's petition against civil rights demonstrations Monday, July 30 through Wednesday, August 8, but no decision was reached at that time.
Title supplied by cataloger.
See related clip wsbn35280 for President John F. Kennedy's comments.
IMLS Grant, 2008.
Digibeta Center Cut (4 x 3) downconvert from HDD5 1080/23.98PsF film transfer. Transfer comp reel tape 1. - Local Identifier:
- Clip number: wsbn36372
- Metadata URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/id:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn36372
- Digital Object URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/do:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn36372
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn36372/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn36372, WSB-TV newsfilm clip of response to comments made the day before by President John F. Kennedy about the relationship between city officials and civil rights workers by Asa D. Kelley, mayor of Albany, Georgia, 1962 August 2, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 0803, 9:21/10:46, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 1 mins., 25 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:
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