Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington

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Title:
Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington
Description:
In this clip, Dr. Virgil Wood, board member of the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference), speaks with host Mel Moore about the political impact of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, August 28th, 1963. Overall, the program focuses on the philosophy and impact of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Host Melvin Moore and guests Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick (Professor of American History at Harvard University and author of "Crusade Without Violence"), Dr. Virgil Wood (from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference) and Rev. Earl Lawson (of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Malden and with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference), all of whom knew King personally, discuss their relationships with King, their individual interpretations of King's philosophy, how King's philosophy related to the masses and other movements, and the impact of the Washington March. Program contains excerpts from Ely Landau's 1970 documentary film King: A Filmed Record, Montgomery to Memphis. Produced by Barbara Barrow-Murray. Directed by Eric Himes.
Director:
Himes, Eric
Producer:
Barrow-Murray, Barbara
Creator:
Moore, Melvin
Contributor:
Mackles, Gene
Contributor:
White, Conrad
Contributor:
St. Onge, David
Contributor:
MacDonald, Greg
Contributor:
MacKnight, John
Contributor:
Cronin, Mary
Contributor:
Stewart, Aubrey
Contributor:
McGonagle, Richard
Contributor:
LaBillois, Ann
Host:
Moore, Melvin
Contributor:
Rivera, George
Contributor:
Horne, Danny
Contributor:
Clark, Marvin
Contributor:
Mahard, Fran
Researcher:
Yang, Eileen
Contributor:
Buccheri, Ron
Contributor:
Kane, Pat
Contributor:
Smith, Lee
Contributor:
Plausse, John
Contributor:
Johnson, Nat
Contributor:
Koppel, Tiit
Contributor:
Hill, Rebecca
Contributor:
Clarke, Brian
Date:
January 13, 1978
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
WGBH Open Vault
Series:
Say Brother
Subjects:
Civil rights movement
African Americans--Civil rights
Wood, Dr. Virgil
King: A Filmed Record, Montgomery to Memphis (Motion picture)
Civil rights demonstrations
Segregation
Lawson, Rev. Earl
Civil rights
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963
Reddick, Lawrence Dunbar, 1910-1995
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation
Identifier:
V_E338AC4A778240E18EABE90961AC4C78