- Collection:
- WSFA Collection
- Title:
- WSFA audiovisual item D047.0010
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1967-12-10
- Subject:
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
African Americans--Civil rights
Demonstrations
Civil rights workers
Flags--Confederate States of America
Flags--Soviet Union
Flags--United States
Parades
Race relations--Alabama
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements
White supremacy movements
Montgomery (Ala.)
Montgomery County (Ala.) - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Spears, James - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Footage of two antithetical events both held on Sunday, December 10, 1967, in downtown Montgomery, Alabama: Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church and a Ku Klux Klan parade and rally in front of the Capitol. King spoke against the Vietnam War, while the Klan was represented by Grand Dragon James Spears, who spoke against various representatives of the political left, from Communists to hippies. The film switches back and forth between the two events throughout its duration.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/1248
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/wsfa:1248/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by WSFA, https://www.wsfa.com.
- Original Collection:
- WSFA-TV (Television station : Montgomery, Ala.)
WSFA collection
Box D047, Item 0010 - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
