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WALB Newsfilm collection

Selected raw footage from Albany, Georgia's NBC affiliate, WALB during the Albany Movement, 1961.

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Creator
WALB-TV (Television station : Albany, Ga.)

Contributor to Resource
National Broadcasting Company, inc., Liberty Broadcasting Corporation

Date of Original
1961/1978

Subject
Civil rights movements--Georgia--Albany--History--20th century
United States--History
Georgia--History
Georgia--Politics and government --1951-

Location
United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574

Medium
unedited footage
news
documentaries and factual works

Type
Moving Image

Description
Raw news footage from WALB-TV Channel 10 in Albany, Georgia. Footage includes Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Albany Movement in 1961-62, as well as demonstrations surrounding his appearances and arrest there. Politicians appearing include Jimmy Carter, Sam Nunn, Herman Talmadge, Lester Maddox, Carl Sanders, George Wallace, Richard Russell, and Richard Nixon. Footage also contains Vietnam-era events in the region, local 1976 Bicentennial events coverage, coverage of the Georgia State Legislature, and many local topics such as agricultural issues, city commission meetings and human interest stories. No finished broadcast programs are included., The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

Metadata URL
https://bmac.libs.uga.edu/pawtucket2/index.php/Detail/collections/157

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

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1. WALB newsfilm clip of reporter Jim Knight interviewing white citizens about their opinion of a proposed civil rights bill in Albany, Georgia, 1964

Creator:: WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1964
Collection:: WALB Newsfilm
Holding Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

2. WALB newsfilm clip of Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon Calvin Craig condemning Georgia governor Ernest Vandiver for compromising on racial segregation at Klan rally held in Albany, Georgia, 1962 September 3

Creator:: WALB-TV (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1962-09-03
Collection:: WALB Newsfilm
Holding Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

3. WALB newsfilm clip of police chief Laurie Pritchett arresting ministers from New York and Chicago participating in a kneel-in in front of city hall in Albany, Georgia, 1962 August 28

Creator:: WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1962-08-28
Collection:: WALB Newsfilm
Holding Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

4. WALB newsfilm clip of mayor Asa D. Kelley speaking to reporters about an amicus curiae document issued earlier in the day by the United States Justice Department on behalf of the Albany Movement in Albany, Georgia, 1962 August 8

Creator:: WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Kelley, Asa D., 1922-1997
Date of Original:: 1962-08-08
Collection:: WALB Newsfilm
Holding Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

5. WALB newsfilm clip of African Americans arrested for picketing in downtown Albany, Georgia, 1962 July 28

Creator:: WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1962-07-28
Collection:: WALB Newsfilm
Holding Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

6. WALB newsfilm clip of African Americans arrested for picketing in downtown Albany, Georgia, 1962 July 28

Creator:: WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1962-07-28
Collection:: WALB Newsfilm
Holding Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

7. WALB newsfilm clip of police chief Laurie Pritchett speaking about the arrest of kneel-in participants earlier in the day in Albany, Georgia, 1962 July 27

Creator:: WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1962-07-27
Collection:: WALB Newsfilm
Holding Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

8. WALB newsfilm clip of police chief Laurie Pritchett speaking about the arrests of kneel-in participants at city hall in Albany, Georgia, 1962 July 27

Creator:: WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1962-07-27
Collection:: WALB Newsfilm
Holding Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

9. WALB newsfilm clip of Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy leading a kneel-in and being arrested in Albany, Georgia, 1962 July 27

Creator:: WALB (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1962-07-27
Collection:: WALB Newsfilm
Holding Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

10. WALB newsfilm clip of police chief Laurie Pritchett, Albany Movement vice-president Slater King, and Albany Movement president William G. Anderson answering reporter's questions on West Broad Avenue, Albany, Georgia, 1962 July 24

Creator:: WALB-TV (Television station : Albany, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1962-07-24
Collection:: WALB Newsfilm
Holding Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

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