- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- Georgia governor Jimmy Carter issues proclamation in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. Soul singer James Brown hopes King's birthday will become a national holiday.
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
King, Martin Luther, 1899-1984
Brown, James, 1933-2006 - Date of Original:
- 1973-01-15
- Subject:
- African Americans--Georgia--Social life and customs
Governors--Georgia
Holidays--Law and legislation--United States
Entertainers--Interviews
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Anniversaries, etc.
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
King, Martin Luther, Sr., 1899-1984
Brown, James, 1933-2006 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In these two clips, dated Monday, January 15, 1973, Georgia governor Jimmy Carter issues and signs a proclamation establishing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Georgia. Later in the footage, we see James Brown at the signing event with Martin Luther King, Sr. ("Daddy King"), and speaking to reporters after the proclamation is signed by Governor Carter, expressing hope that Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday will become a national holiday. Title supplied by cataloger.
- Local Identifier:
- Clip number: wsbn69486
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/id:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn69486
- Digital Object URL:
- https://crdl.usg.edu/do:ugabma_wsbn_wsbn69486
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn69486/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn69486, Georgia governor Jimmy Carter issues proclamation in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. Soul singer James Brown hopes King's birthday will become a national holiday., WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 1898, 28:17/29:30, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 1 mins., 13 secs.): color, sound ; 16 mm.
1 clip (about 1 mins., 30 secs.): color, sound ; 16 mm. - Original Collection:
- Original found in the WSB-TV newsfilm collection.
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
-
