WSFA audiovisual item D047.0005

Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama. He discusses a boycott of downtown businesses in the city ("We aren't trying to put anybody out of business downtown. We're just trying to put justice in business, that's what we're trying to do.&q...

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description Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama. He discusses a boycott of downtown businesses in the city ("We aren't trying to put anybody out of business downtown. We're just trying to put justice in business, that's what we're trying to do."); the importance of the First Amendment and his opposition to communism ("See, the reason I couldn't ever be a Communist is because I believe that the great moments in history have been the moments when individuals were left free to think. Some sacred in a nation that talks about freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of assembly. You can't do that over in Russia, you can't do that in Communist China."); the need for integration at schools and other public facilities (illustrated by an anecdote about an encounter at the Dobbs House restaurant in Atlanta); and the legislative bill that would result in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Among those visible with near him are Coretta Scott King, P. H. Lewis, F. D. Reese, L. L. Anderson, Sheyann Webb, and Rachel West.
spelling WSFA_D047_0005WSFA audiovisual item D047.0005Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama. He discusses a boycott of downtown businesses in the city ("We aren't trying to put anybody out of business downtown. We're just trying to put justice in business, that's what we're trying to do."); the importance of the First Amendment and his opposition to communism ("See, the reason I couldn't ever be a Communist is because I believe that the great moments in history have been the moments when individuals were left free to think. Some sacred in a nation that talks about freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of assembly. You can't do that over in Russia, you can't do that in Communist China."); the need for integration at schools and other public facilities (illustrated by an anecdote about an encounter at the Dobbs House restaurant in Atlanta); and the legislative bill that would result in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Among those visible with near him are Coretta Scott King, P. H. Lewis, F. D. Reese, L. L. Anderson, Sheyann Webb, and Rachel West.1965 May 111960-1969Anderson, Louis Lloyd; King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Lewis, P. H.; Nelson, Rachel West; Reese, Frederick Douglas, 1929-2018; Webb, Sheyann; African Americans--Civil rights; Children; Civil rights leaders; Race relations--Alabama; Segregation--Alabama; Selma (Ala.); Dallas County (Ala.)Moving imageFilm; 16mm filmWSFA-TV (Television station : Montgomery, Ala.)WSFA collectionBox D047, Item 0005Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by WSFA, https://www.wsfa.com.ProResYouTube link: https://youtu.be/Mlbo8--oV2khttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/wsfa/id/1261
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fulltopic Anderson, Louis Lloyd; King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Lewis, P. H.; Nelson, Rachel West; Reese, Frederick Douglas, 1929-2018; Webb, Sheyann; African Americans--Civil rights; Children; Civil rights leaders; Race relations--Alabama; Segregation--Alabama; Selma (Ala.); Dallas County (Ala.)
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