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Black Journal; 6

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Potter, Lou WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) Greaves, William House, Lou

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The following segments were tentatively planned to air on Black Journal episode 5. They may or may not have actually aired. 1. The dilemma of the black policeman. Focusing on New York and Los Angeles, this is a study of the men in the middle, whose hob often brings them in conflict with the drives of their own people. 2. The Afro-influenced Eleo Pomare Dance Company. The African influence on Afro-American dance is demonstrated by the Eleo Pomare Dance Company, a New York-based modern ballet troupe. 3. Black Power and the church. The segment contains film taken at the conference of the National Committee of Negro Churchmen, held last week in St. Louis. During the conference, black ministers held an impromptu sit-in to protest their treatment at the Gateway Inn, and then left the Inn en masse. The segment includes a discussion of the Black Power philosophy by the ministers, who represent virtually all major Protestant sects. 4. The case of the Seminole Indians and the state of Florida. The Seminoles, an Indian tribe that intermarried heavily with escaped Negro slaves, have never made peace with the United States. Their contention that they are the true owners of Florida was supported in a recent Supreme Court decision, entitling them to a large financial compensation. 5. The liberation of South West Africa, a territory originally mandated by the UN and currently under the control of South Africa. The fate of South West Africa will be addressed by the head of the...
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