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WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to reporters about the upcoming presidential election and efforts by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to encourage African Americans to vote, Savannah, Georgia, 1964 October 3

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In this WSB-TV newsfilm clip from Savannah, Georgia on October 3, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks to reporters at a press conference about the upcoming presidential election and efforts by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to encourage African Americans to vote in the election. The clip begins with Dr. King apparently answering a reporter's question about candidate endorsement. King emphasizes that although SCLC has not endorsed incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson, they have clearly spoken against Republican candidate Arizona Senator Barry M. Goldwater. Additionally SCLC is "out to get rid of Goldwater-ism in this nation."After a break in the clip, King announces a nationwide drive "to bring to bear the moral weight of the nation's churchmen" on the upcoming election. King reports that at the recent SCLC annual convention held in Savannah, Georgia, delegates adopted a resolution "urging churchmen across the country to express their religious convictions by going to the polls on November 3 and voting in their local, state, and national elections for those candidates who will seek to translate into public policy and practice the basic ethical insights of our Judeo-Christian heritage." He also announces a program to encourage churches and synagogues to observe a "Civil Responsibility Day" during their services before the election where they recognize registered voters and organize car pools. SCLC undertakes these actions to combat "possible voter apathy" and out of a perceived need "that the weight of the religious and moral forces of our nation be felt at the polls."...
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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 Americans
  2. Clergy
  3. Election
  4. Elections
  5. Georgia
  6. Government
  7. Political Activity
  8. Politics And Government
  9. Presidential Candidates
  10. Presidents
  11. Press Conferences
  12. Religion And Politics
  13. Reporters And Reporting
  14. Savannah
  15. Segregation
  16. Suffrage
  17. United States
  18. Voter Registration
  19. Voting

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