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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1989-01-16
Duration: 00:03:31
Subject: African American civil rights; Boston University
People: Jones, Marcus; King, Martin Luther, Jr.; Lewis, Elma;
Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports that hundreds of people gathered in Marsh Chapel at Boston University to commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (American civil rights leader). Jones notes that King was a graduate of BU. Jones reports that Elma Lewis (Director, National Center for Afro-American Artists) spoke at the celebration. Jones' report includes footage of the celebration at BU. A choir performs in the chapel. Lewis urges the audience to continue the work of King. Jones's reports also features footage of King during the civil rights movement. This tape includes additional footage and shots of photographs of King.
This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following items:
African American school committee members criticize Flynn's school choice plan
Controversy over school choice plan
Carmen Fields interviews Robert Nemiroff about the playwrite Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry
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.
