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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1991-01-21
Duration: 00:03:06
Subject: African American civil rights; Boston University; Persian Gulf War, 1991
People: Chestnut, Leon; Coicou, Roxie; Davis, Jessica; Hammett, Virgil; Kelly, Hope; King, Martin Luther, Jr.;
Geography: Iraq|Middle East|
Clip Description
Hope Kelly reports that students from the Boston University School of Theology held a ceremony to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. (American civil rights leader). She notes that attendees at the gathering also prayed for peace in the Persian Gulf. Kelly's report includes footage from interviews with BU Theology students Virgil Hammett, Leon Chestnut, Jessica Davis, and Roxie Coicou. The students talk about civil rights, the legacy of King, and their desire for a peaceful resolution to the Persian Gulf Crisis. Kelly's report also includes footage from the ceremony. Chestnut, Hammett and Davis address the gathered students and lead prayers to end the war.
This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:
Carmen Fields reports on African American soldiers in the Persian Gulf War
African Americans in the military
Series Description
A local program aimed at the Boston audience, The Ten O'Clock News debuted on January 15, 1976. Its two immediate predecessors were The Reporters and Evening Compass. A news and public affairs show focusing on neighborhood, local and state issues, The Reporters was produced and broadcast on WGBH from 1970 to 1973. The Reporters was then replaced by Evening Compass, which expanded into a twice-nightly news broadcast during the tense moments of Boston's busing crisis. On the air from 1973 to 1975, Evening Compass found an audience through its in-depth coverage of school desegregation in Boston, which began in 1974. The Ten O'Clock News stood out as an in-depth news program. It strove for a balance between local and national stories, between politics and the Arts. The last The Ten O'Clock News program was broadcast on May 30, 1991.
