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WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking about race riots in Rochester and New York City, New York, 1964 July 27

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In this WSB newsfilm clip from July 27, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks about recent race riots in New York City and Rochester, New York and comments on the relationship between civil rights leaders and the riots and possible causes of the riots. Dr. King, sitting at a desk with microphones in front of him, acknowledges that some critics have implied that African American civil rights leaders bear some responsibility for the recent rioting, either by directly causing it or by failing to prevent it. King responds to the implications by highlighting his commitment to nonviolence. He stresses that violence "creates many more social problems than it solves" and calls it "both impractical and immoral." King urges that African Americans in New York City and Rochester end violence and embrace nonviolence.King continues by emphasizing the need for "an honest, soul-searching analysis and evaluation of the environmental causes which have spawned the riots." He asserts "an ever-increasing measure of justice and dignity accorded to all persons" will help achieve peace in New York, Rochester, or Mississippi. After a break in the clip, King suggests measures to help prevent riots including "elimination of ghettoized housing, discriminatory barriers to jobs, inferior and segregated schools, and discriminatory barriers of the right to vote." He cites the results of a survey published in the New York Times which shows a majority of African Americans continue to believe nonviolence is more effective in promoting positive change than nonviolence is, but warns that without progress...
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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
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Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Civil Rights Workers
  2. African Americans
  3. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  4. Civil Rights
  5. Civil Rights Workers
  6. Demonstrations
  7. Direct Action
  8. Discrimination
  9. Economic Conditions
  10. Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
  11. History
  12. Mayors
  13. New York
  14. New York (State)
  15. Nonviolence
  16. Passive Resistance
  17. Press Conferences
  18. Press Coverage
  19. Race Relations
  20. Race Riots
  21. Reporters And Reporting
  22. Rochester
  23. Rochester (N.Y.)
  24. Social Conditions
  25. Social Justice
  26. Social Surveys
  27. United States
  28. Violence

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