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Say Brother; Another Conversation with the Next Generation; Boston teenagers discuss the Darryl Williams shooting

Part of Say Brother.

11/30/1979

In this clip Barbara Barrow-Murray chairs a discussion on the opinions of teenagers in Boston regarding race relations in middle and high schools, including the Darryl Williams shooting at Jamaica Plain High School, the impact of violence on education, and the role of parents in perpetuating poor racial relations. In this excerpt from the program, the group discusses their opinions of the Darryl Williams shooting. Overall the program focuses on the opinions of teenagers in Boston regarding race relations in middle and high schools, via a group discussion with 34 teenagers led by Barbara Barrow-Murray. Discussion topics include the Darryl Williams shooting at Jamaica Plain High School, the impact of violence on education, and the role of parents in perpetuating poor racial relations. Program includes 20 minutes of viewer calls and footage of the Darryl Williams Rally October 3, 1979, and the East Boston High School Boycott, October 18, 1979 (compliments of WGBH-TV's 10 O'Clock News. Program follows the same format as Program 918, "A Conversation With the Next Generation." Produced by Barbara Barrow-Murray. Directed by Brian Clarke.


License Clip
Series
Say Brother
Program
Another Conversation with the Next Generation
Program Number

1010

Title

Boston teenagers discuss the Darryl Williams shooting

Series Description

Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968

Program Description

Program focuses on the opinions of teenagers in Boston regarding race relations in middle and high schools, via a group discussion with 34 teenagers led by Barbara Barrow-Murray. Discussion topics include the Darryl Williams shooting at Jamaica Plain High School, the impact of violence on education, and the role of parents in perpetuating poor racial relations. Program includes 20 minutes of viewer calls and footage of the Darryl Williams Rally October 3, 1979, and the East Boston High School Boycott, October 18, 1979 (compliments of WGBH-TV's 10 O'Clock News. Program follows the same format as Program 918, "A Conversation With the Next Generation."

Asset Type

Clip

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Segregation
Teenagers
Race relations
African American teenagers
Civil rights
10 O'Clock News (television program)
Genres
Magazine
Topics
Race and Ethnicity
Creators
Clarke, Brian (Director)
Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Producer)
Deare, Beth (Associate Producer)
Contributors
Hill, Rebecca (Fashion Consultant)
Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Host)
Norton, Chas (Lighting Director)
Smith, Kathy (Switcher)
Carey, Nancy (Intern)
MacKnight, John (Lighting Assistant)
Mahard, Fran (Scenic Design)
Lewis, Webster (Theme Music)
Harriston, Renee (Intern)
Melendez, Celenia (Intern)
Fairweather, Bill (Video)
Mackles, Gene (Graphic Designer)
Wong, Evelyn (Production Assistant)
Bordett, Bruce (Stage Manager)
Brennan, Susan (Audio)
Morales, Carmen (Production Assistant)
Publication Information
WGBH Educational Foundation
Citation
Chicago: “Say Brother; Another Conversation with the Next Generation; Boston teenagers discuss the Darryl Williams shooting,” 11/30/1979, GBH Archives, accessed December 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A34D1C8196404427B8EA795BDE441C65.
MLA: “Say Brother; Another Conversation with the Next Generation; Boston teenagers discuss the Darryl Williams shooting.” 11/30/1979. GBH Archives. Web. December 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A34D1C8196404427B8EA795BDE441C65>.
APA: Say Brother; Another Conversation with the Next Generation; Boston teenagers discuss the Darryl Williams shooting. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_A34D1C8196404427B8EA795BDE441C65
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