WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)

Description

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. returning to Atlanta after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Atlanta, Georgia, 1964 December 19, and 1965 January 7.The first 5 clips are silent. The opening clip shows African American women and children, probably inside the airport terminal, holding a series of signs that compose the message "Happy Landing Nobel Peace Prize Winner". Behind them a man and a woman are holding a sign reading in part "We are proud of Ambassador" [the whole sign is not visible]. The next clip is a close-up of the "Happy Landing" sign. The next clip is probably outside the airport; a close-up of Dr. King speaking before microphones. There is an unidentified white man (reporter?) next to him. These three clips are probably from his return to Atlanta on Dec. 19, 1964, following his meeting on December 18, 1964 with President Lyndon Johnson in Washington, DC.The next three clips are probably from the convocation held for Dr. King at the S.H. Archer Gymnasium of the Atlanta University Center, January 7, 1965. The two silent clips show an auditorium full of standing people, mostly African Americans, who are applauding. The sound begins in the clip with Dr. King at a podium. He discusses persecution for standing up to evil. This may come as lies or jail time, among other forms of persecution. He mentions Medgar Evers just before the clip ends. There is a brief black slug, then the clip ends with people walking...

Record Contributed By

Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia