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WSB-TV newsfilm clip of reporter Jim Whipkey interviewing civil rights leader Andrew Young about race in the United States and the possibility of an African American president, Atlanta, Georgia, 1971 September 26

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

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In this WSB newsfilm clip from September 26, 1971 reporter Jim Whipkey interviews Andrew Young in Atlanta, Georgia about race in the United States and the possibility of an African American president.The clip is divided into three parts. The first part begins with Andrew Young commenting about people concerned with the United States. His comment is not completely recorded. The clip breaks and the camera focuses on Young's hands. Young speaks about secrecy in the United States and the challenge for people to speak freely when they worry about what the press might report in a situation. After another pause, Young mentions the need for the Democratic Party in the United States to remember that African Americans are strategically spread throughout the country. He refers to a comment made by politician Julian Bond that in 1960, no one would have thought a Catholic or someone of Polish descent could be elected president of the United States. But, Young continues, in 1960 John F. Kennedy, a Catholic, was elected. Young explains that in the United States we have to move to a position where a person can be elected based on merit and not on race or national origin. Reporter Whipkey asks Young if he thinks an African American could be elected president of the United States. Young asserts that he believes it will happen "in our lifetime." The b-roll for this clip shows reporter Jim Whipkey sitting outside a building listening to Young speak. It is silent.During the second part...
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Whipkey, JimYoung, Andrew, 1932
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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. Atlanta
  4. Civil Rights
  5. Civil Rights Movements
  6. Civil Rights Workers
  7. Georgia
  8. Government
  9. Interviews
  10. Politics And Government
  11. Presidents
  12. Race Relations
  13. Reporters And Reporting
  14. United States

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