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WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Mayor Julian R. Stinson speaking to Reverend Lendell W. Chase after a civil rights demonstration in Danville, Virginia, 1963 June 13

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WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)

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In this WSB newsfilm clip from Danville, Virginia, June 13, 1963, Danville mayor Julian R. Stinson speaks with Reverend Lendell W. Chase, head of the High Street Baptist Church and president of the Danville Christian Progressive Association, asking him to get the demonstrating African Americans off the street and arranging a biracial meeting for the following day.The clip, filmed at night, begins with several men standing together in the dark. An unseen Mayor Julian R. Stinson speaks to Reverend Lendell W. Chase, leader of the African American group of demonstrators, and urges Chase to get his people out of the area by 11:30 pm. Chase interrupts the mayor briefly to report that the demonstrators have all left. Stinson continues, calling the situation "out of hand" and suggesting that if Chase wants to be helpful he will send the demonstrators home because the city cannot be responsible for their safety. Chase again tries to interrupt the mayor, asking for a meeting the next day. Stinson agrees to a meeting at 10:00 am the following day, warning Chase that the number of African Americans who come to the meeting must be small and must not include anyone indicted by the local court or "other criminals." Mayor Stinson promises to provide Chase with a list of "criminals" who will not be welcome at the conference. He condemns Chase and the African American demonstrators for hurting the image of Danville and local business, and warns that it will reflect unfavorably on the African Americans....
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Contributors:
Stinson, Julian R., 1909-1992Chase, Lendell W
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