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Say Brother; Black Power on University Campuses
Part of Say Brother.
01/16/1969
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Black Power on University Campuses
- Program Number
24
- 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 examines the student takeover of Ford Hall at Brandeis University, an administration building Brandeis students occupied during the filming of the program. The first portion of the program features black and white footage of the takeover, including an enumeration of student demands and a statement to the press by University President Morris Abram. The second half of the program consists of a panel discussion of black power on university campuses. Discussion panel moderated by Black Side, Inc. founder Henry Hampton and features Brandeis students, a Boston University student, and an Associate Dean at Jackson College.
- Duration
00:60:00
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Francis, Doris
- Bailey, Randy
- African Americans--Civil rights
- African American college students--Attitudes
- Civil rights
- African American college students--Political activity
- Millette, Ricardo
- Brandeis University
- Hampton, Henry, 1940-1998
- Griffin, Skip
- African American student movements
- Miller, Beatrice
- Segregation
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Lathan, Stan (Director)
- Ray Richardson (Producer)
- Ferguson, Andrew (Associate Producer)
- Bright, Hazel V. (Associate Producer)
- Contributors
- Francis, Dierdre (Production Assistant)
- Spruill, Jim (Host)
- Plausse, John (Lighting)
- Rogers, Steve (Video)
- Cabot, Ellen (Production Assistant)
- Stewart, Aubrey (Video)
- Ferguson, Andrew (Audio)
- Norton, Chas (Lighting)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Black Power on University Campuses,” 01/16/1969, GBH Archives, accessed November 15, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_007465B9E9774E079AF9BDD633A8734F.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Black Power on University Campuses.” 01/16/1969. GBH Archives. Web. November 15, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_007465B9E9774E079AF9BDD633A8734F>.
- APA: Say Brother; Black Power on University Campuses. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_007465B9E9774E079AF9BDD633A8734F