Description

Episode Number: 58On this second part of a two-part program marking the fourth anniversary of Martin Luther King?s assassination, three leading black journalists recall Dr. King through personal and professional experiences, reflecting on the times from which he and the civil rights movement emerged. They are Gerald Fraser, a New York Times reporter who frequently wrote articles on Dr. King and interviewed him on his last day in New York; Chester Higgins Sr., senior editor of Jet magazine and a former editor of the Detroit Courier; and Peter Bailey, an associate editor of Ebony magazine who has closely followed Dr. King?s career. Black Journal began as a monthly series produced for, about, and - to a large extent - by black Americans, which used the magazine format to report on relevant issues to black Americans. Starting with the October 5, 1071 broadcast, the show switched to a half-hour weekly format that focused on one issue per week, with a brief segment on black news called "Grapevine." Beginning in 1973, the series changed back into a hour long show and experimented with various formats, including a call-in portion. From its initial broadcast on June 12, 1968 through November 7, 1972, Black Journal was produced under the National Educational Television name. Starting on November 14, 1972, the series was produced solely by WNET/13. Only the episodes produced under the NET name are included in the NET Collection. For the first part of Black Journal, episodes are numbered sequential spanning broadcast seasons. After...

Record Contributed By

Thirteen - New York Public Library

Record Harvested From

Digital Commonwealth