Narrated by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, this story uses archival footage and on-camera interviews to reveal the little known, but important chapter in US history: how America’s attorneys volunteered to assist Black Mississippians in their battle for the right to vote and political representation in the 1960’s. It is a story of persistence and courage in the face of oppression and life-threatening violence. Broadcast on PBS Primetime television (1996 – 1999).
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Oscar Chase discusses Howard Zinn and their activities with SNCC.
0:00 Bars and tone, black. 0:53 Ice T – Who’s afraid of the voters? Call your Senator and ask him to support the Motor Voter bill. 1:27 Queen Latifah – Your civil rights. Footage of civil rights protests, Martin Luther King, Malcom X, early Black voters at the polls, beatings, funerals. Clip from Martin Luther King Speech. Latifah tells us not to make all of these struggles a waste. Vote. 2:27 KRS-1 – Your cuture. People who don’t like your […]
![[The 90’s Election Specials raw: Barg, Torr, Pixer]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/634921266_640-228x160.jpg)
Raw footage for the 90’s Election Specials. This tape features interviews with Barbara Barg, Diane Torr, Francis Fox Pixer, author of “Why Americans Don’t Vote.”