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WSB-TV newsfilm clip of local civil rights leader William P. Randall speaking at a mass meeting about the bus boycott in Macon, Georgia, 1962 February

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

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In this WSB newsfilm clip from Macon, Georgia, in February 1962, William P. Randall, civil rights leader and president of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) speaks at a mass meeting about a boycott against Macon's segregated bus system.The clip begins with a bus heading toward "East Macon"; movement seems to indicate people are boarding the bus. However, they are not visible. The bus pulls away from the sidewalk and drives through a downtown street. Next African American women stand in a line along the sidewalk. The women are all dressed in warm clothes. Several cars are parked along the sidewalk, and at one point African American women get into one of the cars.After this, the clip focuses on William P. Randall as he speaks to an audience at a mass meeting supporting the bus boycott. Randall declares that African American civil rights efforts in Macon will continue "until Macon is the best place to live in Georgia." The audience cheers and applauds. The camera pulls back to show other African American men sitting behind Randall on the dais. Randall assures the audience that they can have confidence in the leaders of the boycott (who are sitting behind him). He asserts "they cannot be intimidated, they cannot be browbeaten, and you just can't scare them." The audience applauds this declaration. Randall expresses pity for people who choose not to join the boycott and proclaims that the boycott will be successful because it...
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Randall, William P., 1919-1995
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Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

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Digital Library of Georgia