Television News of the Civil Rights Era (1950 - 1970)This is a very cool archive: The Civil Rights Era in Virginia was a microcosm of the contentious years of social upheaval in communities across America. The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities has sponsored a new archive at the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia, bringing local civil rights events to life through film and scripts from CBS affiliate WDBJ and NBC affiliate WSLS in Roanoke, VA.According to Jane Ford, news officer for the University of Virginia, the footage highlights local coverage of school desegregation, massive resistance, school meetings, civil rights debates, and interviews with key players and concerned citizens in the community, as well as speeches given by Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and the governors of the commonwealth of Virginia.
25 Apr
By Grendel. Posted April 25, 2005 at 2:27 pm. Filed under Politics and Events, Watching and tagged film and video, News, Politics and Events. Permalink. Subscribe to this post’s comments.
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