Press conference with NAACP President Roy Wilkins
Title: Press conference with NAACP President Roy Wilkins
Date: 1965-08-05
Date Broadcast: Originally broadcast August 5, 1965.
Transcript: See interview transcript (in PDF)
Clip Summary: Original description: "Wilkins." Footage of a press conference with NAACP President Roy Wilkins. Wilkins comments on the efforts to desegregate Girard College and the nature of the protest tactics. Also offers comments on the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Contributor: Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
Subject:
Schools
Segregation
Civil rights
Demonstrations
Legislation
Press conferences
Geographic Subject: Philadelphia (Pa.)
Organization-Building: Girard College
Notes:
Sound begins at 00:04 mark.
Format: Video
Type: Video and Film
Publisher: KYW (Television station : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Physical Description: 16mm film segment; 9 min 55 sec.
Original Source Title: KYW19650805_03
Original Source Summary: KYW news footage from August 5, 1965;
Rights: This material is subject to copyright law and is made available for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only. For access to the original or a high resolution reproduction, and for permission to publish, please contact Temple University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (scrc@temple.edu, 215-204-8257).
Contact: urban@temple.edu
Language: English
Repository: Temple University Libraries, Urban Archives
Digital Collection: Urban Archives Film and Video
Repository Collection: KYW Newsfilm
Digital Publisher: Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries
Identifier: KYW19650805_03
Unique ID: p15037coll2,34