Telegram from Governor George C. Wallace to Chet Huntley and David Brinkley of NBC.
In the message Wallace refers to the May 13 episode of "The Huntley-Brinkley Report," which discussed the civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama: "Your coverage of the situation...amounted to a series of deliberate, unmitigated lies. Your management of the news is resented...
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Alabama documents Telegram from Governor George C. Wallace to Chet Huntley and David Brinkley of NBC. |
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Alabama documents Brinkley, David; Huntley, Chet, 1911-1974; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Alabama--Race relations; Civil rights movements--Alabama; Governors--Alabama; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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In the message Wallace refers to the May 13 episode of "The Huntley-Brinkley Report," which discussed the civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama: "Your coverage of the situation...amounted to a series of deliberate, unmitigated lies. Your management of the news is resented and is an affront to those dedicated law enforcement agencies of the State of Alabama, City of Birmingham and Jefferson County, Alabama, whose men risked their lives...and, in fact, brought the violence of last Saturday night completely under control." |
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Q0000021522 - Q0000021523Q21522 - Q21523Telegram from Governor George C. Wallace to Chet Huntley and David Brinkley of NBC.In the message Wallace refers to the May 13 episode of "The Huntley-Brinkley Report," which discussed the civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama: "Your coverage of the situation...amounted to a series of deliberate, unmitigated lies. Your management of the news is resented and is an affront to those dedicated law enforcement agencies of the State of Alabama, City of Birmingham and Jefferson County, Alabama, whose men risked their lives...and, in fact, brought the violence of last Saturday night completely under control."1963 May1963-05-001960-1969Brinkley, David; Huntley, Chet, 1911-1974; Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Alabama--Race relations; Civil rights movements--Alabama; Governors--Alabama; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)TextCorrespondence; TelegramsAlabama. GovernorAlabama Governor administrative files, 1958-1968SG030847v33818Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2960 |
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