- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of an interview with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. following the assassination of president John F. Kennedy in Atlanta, Georgia, 1963 November 22
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Date of Original:
- 1963-11-22
- Subject:
- Reporters and reporting--Georgia--Atlanta
Interviews--Georgia--Atlanta
Presidents--United States
Presidents--United States--Election--1960
Presidents--Assassination--United States
Political campaigns--United States
Attempted assassination--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights workers--Assassination attempts
African Americans--Civil rights--20th century
African Americans--Political activity - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Interviews
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination attempts
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Assassination
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips from Atlanta, Georgia on November 22, 1963, an unidentified reporter interviews Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. following the assassination of United States president John F. Kennedy. The reporter suggests that Dr. King's support helped President Kennedy get elected and asks King if he regrets that support in light of Kennedy's assassination. King recognizes that some African Americans voted for Kennedy because he called King's wife while King was imprisoned. However, King feels that Kennedy "created a climate of civil rights concern in Washington and in the nation," as evidenced by the civil rights legislation he introduced. The clip breaks, and King is seen sitting in a room in front of a window although the clip does not record what he says at first. When asked about previous attempts on his life, King responds that he has taken a philosophical position to the threat, recognizing "that unmerited suffering is redemptive"; he indicates he would be willing to die if his death brought more freedom to the country. The reporter thanks King and the clip breaks. Next, the reporter asks King how he heard about Kennedy's assassination. King reports that he heard the news while he was on the telephone with a member of his congregation; afterwards, he heard more about it on the television. He relates that the news "was very shocking and upsetting" and that he began thinking about several meetings he had had with the president earlier in the year. Asked about a pleasant memory of Kennedy, King recalls a time Kennedy took him on a tour of the White House. While in the Lincoln Room, King suggested the president issue a second emancipation proclamation freeing African Americans from segregation. King notes that Kennedy was not offended and adds that he appreciated the president's sense of humor. King and the reporter repeat part of the exchange about the election before the clip ends. In October 1960, while King was held in jail by Georgia's DeKalb County, presidential-candidate Kennedy called Mrs. Coretta Scott King to express sympathy. Many African Americans, aware of Kennedy's gesture, voted for him in the presidential election a few weeks later. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.
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: wsbn45682
- Metadata URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/id:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn45682
- Digital Object URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/do:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn45682
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn45682/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn45682, Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of an interview with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. following the assassination of president John F. Kennedy in Atlanta, Georgia, 1963 November 22, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 1116, 22:35/30:13, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 7 mins., 38 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:
-
