| "FACE THE NATION" - KINESCOPE | "FACE THE NATION" - KINESCOPE | | Civil rights
Integration
National Democratic Party
Politicians
Politics
United States-Foreign relations-Latin America | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
"FACE THE NATION" - KINESCOPE
- Date
- 1963-08-06
- Description
- Sen. George Smathers appears on CBS' "Face the Nation" program, where he fields questions posed by journalists William S. White, Russell Jones, William H. Lawrence and program host Stewart Novins. Sen. Smathers provides unscripted responses to inquiries regarding his prediction for a Democratic presidential candidate in 1960, the chances that he will run for president or vice president, the likelihood that the South will abandon the Democratic Party, Latin American issues, his assessment of Fidel Castro and integration issues. Produced by CBS.
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| FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL #18 | FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL #18 | | African American history
Civil rights
Civil rights movement
Demonstrations
Discrimination
Integration
Law enforcement
Police officers
Race riots
Segregation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL #18
- Date
- 1964
- Description
- This is raw footage of film #249 (FHP#13). It includes some scenes not shown in 465, but has no sound. The film quality is poor.
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| Gov. Farris Bryant Addresses Senate Commerce Committee | Gov. Farris Bryant Addresses Senate Commerce Committee | | African American history
Busing for school integration--Law and legislation
Civil rights
Civil rights movement
Discrimination
Governors--Florida
Integration
Interstate commerce
Politicians
Politics | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/bryantcommercecom.jpg |
Gov. Farris Bryant Addresses Senate Commerce Committee
- Date
- 23222
- Description
- Governor Bryant addresses the Senate Commerce Committee in Washington concerning Senate Bill 1732 on rights and interstate busing. Bryant argues for the rights of property owners to discriminate against customers, that if customers have the right to choose which businesses they will use, then businesses equally have the right to choose which customers they will serve. Florida Senator Spessard Holland introduces Bryant to the committee, and Strom Thurmond, who sits on the committee, tells Bryant that he agrees with him. Produced by FDC.
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| GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE | | African American history
Civil rights
Cold War
Governors-Florida
Integration
Nobel Prize winners
Olympic athletes
Politicians
Politics
Segregation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
GOV. FARRIS BRYANT PRESS CONFERENCE
- Date
- 1964
- Description
- This film features two press conferences with Gov. Bryant: (October 15, 1964) Michael Barfield, a young boy who rescued a child from a burning building, receives a Florida flag and tie tack from Gov. Bryant and talks to reporters. Gov. Bryant also comments on a Southern Governors' Conference proposal that would block integration by giving local control over public schools, the Miami expressway program, the 1964 Presidential campaign, and Floridians Bob Hayes and Dave Shoelander, who were Olympic gold medalists in Tokyo. Gov. Bryant also responds to the announcement that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He states that Dr. King did not operate peacefully in St. Augustine and that he disagrees with the Nobel Committee's decision. (May 28, 1964) Gov. Bryant comments on giving assistance to Jacksonville Mayor Haydon Burns in the gubernatorial race, the invasion of US airspace by Cuban jets and Florida's space industry. This film has several in-camera edits and some issues with contrast fluctuation. Produced by the Florida Development Commission.
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| Gov. Farris Bryant Press Conference | Gov. Farris Bryant Press Conference | | African American history
Civil rights
Demonstrations
Governors-Florida
Integration
Politicians
Politics
Race relations | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/CA297.jpg |
Gov. Farris Bryant Press Conference
- Date
- 1964-04-10
- Description
- Gov. Bryant comments on the creation of a civil rights committee to assist in communication and "cooling down" racial tensions in St. Augustine following the outbreak of riots in that city. There are several in-camera edits. Produced by the Florida Development Commission.
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| Governor Claude Kirk's Anti-Busing Commercial | Governor Claude Kirk's Anti-Busing Commercial | | Civil rights
Governors-Florida
Integration
Politicians
Politics
Promotional films
Segregation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/V-172.jpg |
| Parent Option/Bailey-Ervin Plan | Parent Option/Bailey-Ervin Plan | | African Americans
Busing for school integration-Law and legislation
Civil rights
Civil rights movement
Discrimination
Integration
Politicians
Public schools
Politics
Segregation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/V-151.jpg |
Parent Option/Bailey-Ervin Plan
- Date
- 1963 (circa)
- Description
- The Bailey-Ervin plan was an anti-integration proposal put together by State Superintendent Tom Bailey and Attorney General Richard Ervin. The plan was intended to encompass the two ideologies of segregation and free public schools. In this broadcast by WTBT-TV, John Evans interviews the two men. Ervin and Bailey express the belief that white parents should be given an option that allows them to send their children to private schools, using state subsidies, rather than sending them to integrated public schools.
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| President Nixon at Tallahassee Airport | President Nixon at Tallahassee Airport | | Governors--Florida
Integration
Politicians
Politics
Presidents -- United States
Speeches | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/nixon.jpg |
President Nixon at Tallahassee Airport
- Date
- 25869
- Description
- This film begins with footage of spectators awaiting President Nixon's arrival at the Tallahassee airport. Secret Service officers inspect the stage, podium, and surrounding area. Air Force One lands and President Nixon, Governor Kirk, and Congressman William Cramer appear. President Nixon praises Judge Harold Carswell of Tallahassee for his courage and determination following the Senate's rejection of his appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. The President gives a brief speech on school integration, stressing the importance of equality in educational opportunities. After his speech, Nixon shakes hands with supporters, then boards Air Force One, where he pauses to raise joined hands with Governor Kirk and Congressman William Cramer. The film is silent except during the President's speech. Produced by WFSU-TV.
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| REVEREND HUDSON - REVEREND C.K. STEELE INTERVIEW | REVEREND HUDSON - REVEREND C.K. STEELE INTERVIEW | | African American history
Civil rights
Civil rights activists
Civil rights movements
Florida-History-20th century
Integration
Segregation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
REVEREND HUDSON - REVEREND C.K. STEELE INTERVIEW
- Date
- 1980-05-22
- Description
- The Rev. Hudson of Bethel Baptist Church in Tallahassee comments on his role in the desegregation battle and the contributions of the Rev. C.K. Steele. He mentions the Tallahassee transportation boycott and discusses Steele's influence on him. Produced by WFSU-TV.
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| Reverend Hudson - Reverend C.K. Steele Interview | Reverend Hudson - Reverend C.K. Steele Interview | | African American history
Civil rights
Civil rights activists
Civil rights movements
Florida-History-20th century
Integration
Segregation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/BA333.jpg |
Reverend Hudson - Reverend C.K. Steele Interview
- Date
- 1980-05-22
- Description
- The Rev. Hudson of Bethel Baptist Church in Tallahassee discusses the role that church life played in the struggle for desegregation. He comments that the church was the integral element in unifying all the disparate organizations in the civil rights movement and adds additional thoughts on the role of prominent leaders in those organizations. Produced by WFSU-TV.
- Collection
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