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Say Brother; In Search of the Blackamore

02/08/1989

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Series

Say Brother

Program

In Search of the Blackamore

Program Number

1905

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

As Mass celebrates the 350th anniversary of the presence of black people here, Say Borther investigates the controversy surrounding the efforts to place Abraham Pierce as a black man at Plimoth Plantation in the year 1627.

Duration

00:28:30

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Magazine

Topics

Race and Ethnicity

Citation

Chicago: “Say Brother; In Search of the Blackamore,” 02/08/1989, GBH Archives, accessed July 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1ED4F996CD5E418895B021343EBA52DB.

MLA: “Say Brother; In Search of the Blackamore.” 02/08/1989. GBH Archives. Web. July 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1ED4F996CD5E418895B021343EBA52DB>.

APA: Say Brother; In Search of the Blackamore. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1ED4F996CD5E418895B021343EBA52DB