- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking about the work of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Chicago as well as current political parties, Atlanta, Georgia, 1965 June
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Date of Original:
- 1965-06-00
- Subject:
- Press conferences--Georgia--Atlanta
Reporters and reporting--Georgia--Atlanta
Presidents--United States
African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--Atlanta
Segregation--United States
School superintendents--Illinois--Chicago
Segregation in education--Illinois--Chicago
Political candidates--United States
Presidents--United States--Election--1964
De facto school segregation--Illinois--Chicago
Political parties--United States
Party affiliation--United States - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Interviews
Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000
Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Willis, Benjamin C.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Political activity
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005 - Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips from Atlanta, Georgia in June 1965 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks to reporters at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) press conference with Hosea Williams and Bayard Rustin about work in Chicago and current political parties. The clip's audio is inconsistent; comments may not be completely recorded.
The clip begins with a series of silent shots of Dr. King, Hosea Williams, and Bayard Rustin sitting at a table with microphones in front of them and a sign for the Summer Community Organization and Political Education (SCOPE) project, led by Hosea Williams with the assistance of Bayard Rustin, behind them. There are also views of people taking notes. Sound begins at about 20 seconds into the clip. King praises president Lyndon B. Johnson for his "creative leadership in the area of civil rights." He next asserts the importance of ending "de facto segregation" in cities like Chicago, where SCLC plans to "bring these issues out into the open" and "to place it before the conscience of the community so that a change can take place." When asked by an unidentified off-screen reporter if he has been invited to Chicago, King replies that leaders invited him to the city and that while he has been unable to go, he hopes to travel there soon.
After a silent portion of the clip that is almost 2 minutes long, another unidentified off-screen reporter asks King if he supports demonstrations in Chicago to seek the removal of school superintendent Dr. Benjamin Willis. King indicates he "strongly supports" the program and feels that Dr. Willis does not understand the problem of de facto segregation in Chicago schools. Speaking more about the possibility of visiting Chicago, King clarifies that he is working with local leadership "to determine the most decisive moment." Asked further about the removal of superintendent Willis, King emphasizes the importance of finding the right replacement. Next King presents his opinion relative to endorsing candidates and pledges to continue to follow a nonpartisan role in such matters. King recognizes that "someone must stand in the position of being the conscience of both political parties and neither the master nor the servant of either." In the case of the 1964 presidential election, King stresses that he felt he had to take a stand against "Goldwater-ism" and that faced with the same choice in the future he would do so again. The clip ends with a man off-screen informing the reporters that copies and refreshments are available for them.
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: wsbn48213
- Metadata URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/id:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn48213
- Digital Object URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/do:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn48213
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn48213/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn48213, Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking about the work of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Chicago as well as current political parties, Atlanta, Georgia, 1965 June, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 1294, 14:33/21:33, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 7 mins.): 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:
-
