Howard, Karlton

Description

Performance, presumably recorded for Parade of Quartets, that consists of video footage (silent) of an unidentified African American gospel choir (probably the Mount Calvary Baptist Church Choir) performing gospel songs while an unidentified African American clergyman periodically speaks at a podium--Footage begins with a performance by the unidentified African American gospel choir--The unidentified African American clergyman speaks at the podium--The camera pans across the sitting choir while the clergyman continues to speak--The unidentified African American gospel choir performs another song--Unidentified African American clergyman speaks at the podium again, then the choir performs another song--Unidentified African American clergyman speaks at the podium again while the choir performs behind him--After the performance is over, the unidentified African American clergyman speaks at the podium again. Annotation from original media: Mt. Calvary Bpt. Choir Condition Report: Audio is compromised in parts: 0:00-22:27. Parade of Quartets is a television program that has aired on WJBF-TV in Augusta, Georgia, from 1954 to the present, featuring African American gospel music, and appearances by both local and national African American political leaders.

Record Contributed By

Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia