- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of William E. Smith, Jr., also known as Bill Smith, and Judy Lambert, both of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front, discussing plans for the upcoming Gay Pride Week, including a rally and a march, Atlanta, Georgia, 1972, June 23
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Smith, William E., Jr.
Lambert, Judy (Political activist) - Date of Original:
- 1972-06-23
- Subject:
- Gay pride celebrations--Georgia--Atlanta
Gay rights--Georgia--Atlanta
Demonstrations--Georgia--Atlanta
Discrimination--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- Smith, William E., Jr.
Lambert, Judy (Political activist) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Piedmont Park, 33.78649, -84.37382 - Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips from June 23, 1972, probably from Atlanta, William E. Smith, Jr., also known as Bill Smith, and Judy Lambert, both of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front, are interviewed by unidentified reporters about an upcoming Gay Pride Week to include a rally and a march.
The clips begin with Smith being interviewed by two unidentified reporters. Judy Lambert and an unidentified white man, probably another member of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front, stand on either side of Smith.
Smith is seen to speak with no audio for a moment. His audio begins mid-word; he is probably speaking the name of Piedmont Park. He then says, "The hill was chosen to emphasize the blatant discrimination against -- of the park. And I think the park officials ... "
Smith has a brief exchange with an unidentified reporter; the reporter's audio is too low for his question to be intelligible and Smith's reply is not completely intelligible. During this exchange, Smith's unidentified associate, and then the button on Lambert's shirt, reading, "GAY IS GOOD," are shown on camera.
An unidentified reporter asks, "This is the main reason, right, for the rally and the march?"
Smith replies, "No. And -- "
An unidentified reporter asks, "Where, specifically, is the hill area you're talking about?"
Smith says, "The area around the baseball diamond is -- " and his audio then ceases.
The next clip shows Judy Lambert, speaking with no audio for a moment. She then says, "Gay Pride Week is our expression of our intention not to be shoved back into our closets. We intend to educate the universities and the public at large about treating human beings equally. We will fight on campus and in court if necessary to establish gay liberation as a dominant force, expressing new ideas pertinent to relating to ourselves and others as valuable human beings." She speaks with no audio for a moment before the end of the clip.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Supporting information was taken from the following sources:
Georgia Voice, 22 June 2012. Web. 28 April 2017.
Georgia Voice, 10 June 2016. Web. 28 April 2017.
Touching Up Our Roots, Photos, Gay Pride March - 1972 (b). Web. 28 April 2017. - Local Identifier:
- Clip number: wsbn66735
- Metadata URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/id:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn66735
- Digital Object URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/do:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn66735
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn66735/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn66735, Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of William E. Smith, Jr., also known as Bill Smith, and Judy Lambert, both of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front, discussing plans for the upcoming Gay Pride Week, including a rally and a march, Atlanta, Georgia, 1972, June 23, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 1840, 46:41/47:39, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 58 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:
-
