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Identifier
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wwu:31406
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Title
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KVOS Special: The Color of Black
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Date
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1965-04-15
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Description
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Civil Rights leader and activist James Farmer is interviewed for the entire episode. Farmer, founding member and head of the Congress of Racial Equality, or CORE, discusses a wide range of issues related to the Civil Rights movement, including segregation, desegregation, racial discrimination, the protest movement, nonviolent protest, the freedom riders, the marches on Selma and Montgomery, President Lyndon Johnson, and Alabama Governor George Wallace. He contrasts the movements in the north with those in the south. At the beginning of the interview, Farmer relates a powerful story of his own recent escape from a violent lynch mob of Louisiana State Troopers and police in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Users are advised that this resource contains content that may be triggering and harmful, and language and terms that are outdated and offensive.
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Digital Collection
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KVOS Channel 12 Films
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Type of resource
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Moving image
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Object custodian
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Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
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Related Collection
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KVOS Channel 12 Film
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Local Identifier
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kvos_special_28_01_s39