- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. criticizing the Vietnam War and praising Muhammad Ali for being a conscientious objector, speaking from Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, 1967 April 30
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Date of Original:
- 1967-04-30
- Subject:
- Clergy--Georgia--Atlanta
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Moral and ethical aspects
Peace movements--United States--History--20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Conscientious objectors
Conscientious objection--United States
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements
Choirs (Music)--Georgia--Atlanta
Sunglasses--Georgia--Atlanta
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Draft resisters
African American boxers
Boxers (Sports)--United States
Nonviolence--Georgia--Atlanta
African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016
Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702 - Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips from Ebenezer Baptist church in Atlanta, Georgia on April 30, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. criticizes the Vietnam War and praises Muhammad Ali for his stand as a conscientious objector. The clips begins with a series of silent shots showing the exterior of Ebenezer Baptist Church; inside the church, the camera focuses on the congregation and choir. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) leader Stokely Carmichael sits in the congregation wearing sunglasses. Dr. King, co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church with his father, Martin Luther King, Sr., speaks from the pulpit. Sound begins as Dr. King comments about his hopes that young men who object to the war will seek conscientious objector status. He then praises Nation of Islam member Muhammad Ali for his stand against the war. The previous day in Houston, Texas, Muhammad Ali refused to accept induction into the military, was stripped of his boxing title by the sport's officials, and faced jail time for his refusal to serve. After a break in the clip and a brief silent view of the congregation, King calls upon "young men of America" to take a stand on the issue of the Vietnam War because "tomorrow may be too late." King's philosophy of nonviolence reached beyond the civil rights movement to include all social interactions. Like many civil rights workers, he was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War and frequently urged audiences to pursue peace instead of violence.
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: wsbn51358
- Metadata URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/id:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn51358
- Digital Object URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/do:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn51358
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn51358/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn51358, Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. criticizing the Vietnam War and praising Muhammad Ali for being a conscientious objector, speaking from Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, 1967 April 30, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 1381, 30:34/32:06, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 1 mins., 32 secs.): color, 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:
-
