- Collection:
- WSFA Collection
- Title:
- WSFA audiovisual item D143.0015
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1980-01-29
- Subject:
- Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Ala.)
African Americans
Assistance in emergencies
Civil rights workers
Demonstrations
Law enforcement officers
Political science
Reporters and reporting
Montgomery (Ala.)
Montgomery County (Ala.) - People:
- Anderson, Louis Lloyd
Ham, Jon C.
Kohara, Sydnie - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- film (material by form)
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- WSFA-TV's Sydnie Kohara reporting on a rally held at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest Governor Fob James's proposed cuts to state welfare programs. Members of the crowd are chanting, "Fob Don't Care" and carrying signs that read, "Fob - 1980 / Old Football Head Injury Causes Permanent Dumbness!"; "Let's Go Forwards Not Backwards"; "Fob Waging 'Cold War' on Alabama's Poor"; and "Foolish Old Bigot" (with the first letter in each word written in red to spell "FOB"). Also included is footage of Reverend L. L. Anderson of Selma addressing the audience; a statement by Jon Ham, James's press secretary; and comments from a white organizer who stresses that "if we have to have three years of protests and demonstrations in this state, it will be a tremendous tragedy, but we stand prepared to work at that level if we have to." (After the rally, the governor met with black leaders in his office at the Capitol.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/2571
- 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 D143, Item 0015 - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
