- Collection:
- WRDW newsfilm collection, 1961-1976
- Title:
- Series of WRDW-TV newsfilm clips of Marvin Griffin speaking at a rally during the campaign for governor of Georgia, 1962
- Creator:
- WRDW-TV (Television station : Augusta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Griffin, Marvin, 1907-1982
- Date of Original:
- 1962
- Subject:
- Governors--Georgia--Election, 1962
Political campaigns--Georgia--1962
Georgia--Politics and government--1951- - People:
- Griffin, Marvin, 1907-1982
Sanders, Carl, 1925-2014
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, 33.35963, -82.07355
- Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this series of WRDW-TV newsfilm clips, Marvin Griffin is speaking at rally during the 1962 campaign for the governorship of Georgia. During the speech, comments shouted from the crowd can be heard.
In the initial clip, Marvin Griffin is at a podium. The shot is across the crowd. The remaining clips are closer shots showing Mr. Griffin's head and shoulders. He is flanked by flags and there are a few people at the back of the stage.
Mr. Griffin accuses his opponent, Carl Sanders, of misleading the Georgia public. He notes various people and groups who are supporting Mr. Sanders, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and the NAACP. He accuses Dr. King of being an enemy to peace, dignity and order.
This rally may have been held in Richmond County, Georgia.
Title supplied by cataloger.
This is a preliminary record. At this time only the date 1962 is known.
Condition notes: 2009-11-23, Cleaned - Local Identifier:
- Clip number: wrdw00014
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wrdw00014
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/do:wrdw00014
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wrdw00014, Series of WRDW-TV newsfilm clips of Marvin Griffin speaking at a rally during the campaign for governor of Georgia, 1962, WRDW-TV newsfilm collection, reel 0001, 26:44/28:13, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 1 mins., 29 secs.): black-and-white, sound ; 16 mm.
- Original Collection:
- Original found in the WRDW-TV newsfilm collection.
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
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