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Say Brother; Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., A
Part of Say Brother.
01/17/1974
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., A
- Program Number
313
- 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 is a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and begins with footage from his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The remainder of the program is a commemorative church service in honor of King. The service includes a sonnet written in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and sermons from a variety of participants on the themes of unity, self-determination, responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, faith and education in Boston.
- Duration
00:95:00
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Cass, Melnea A. (Melnea Agnes), 1896-1978
- Civil rights movement
- Religious gatherings
- Lyons, Pat Bonner
- Curtin, Bishop St. Clair
- Tolliver, Rev. Warren
- Wood, Dr. Virgil
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Owens, Bill
- African Americans--Civil rights
- Haynes, Rev. Michael
- Weeks, Rev. William
- Moore, Rev. Prentiss
- Race relations
- Overbea, Luix V. (Luix Virgil)
- Turner, Chuck
- Bryant, Rev. John
- Morrison, George
- Civil rights
- School management and organization
- Owens, Rev. Richard
- Segregation
- Lewis, Elma
- Kwanzaa
- McClain, Reverend William B.
- Flake, Floyd
- Wilson, Percy
- Television in community development
- School boards
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Jones, Vickie (Associate Producer)
- White, Conrad (Director)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Associate Producer)
- Topper Carew (Producer)
- Contributors
- McSorley, Tom (Recordist)
- Kane, Pat (Recordist)
- Lane, Frank (Cameraman)
- Davis, Scott (Stage Manager)
- Balhatchet, Tom (Audio)
- Cross, June (Production Assistant)
- Plausse, John (Lighting Director)
- Buccheri, Ron (Switcher)
- Thomas, Andy (Video)
- Fairweather, Bill (Video)
- MacDonald, Greg (Cameraman)
- LeCain, Larry (Cameraman)
- Wilson, Bob (Cameraman)
- Lorencic, Karl (Unit Manager)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., A,” 01/17/1974, GBH Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_37D6625800EF462697B9F2F1EC4476F2.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., A.” 01/17/1974. GBH Archives. Web. December 22, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_37D6625800EF462697B9F2F1EC4476F2>.
- APA: Say Brother; Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., A. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_37D6625800EF462697B9F2F1EC4476F2