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In this WSB newsfilm clip from October 1, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks about African American voters at a press conference during the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's annual meeting.The clip opens with King, shown from behind, stating that over two million African Americans are registered to vote in the south, which is double the number of voters during the 1960 presidential election. The view shifts to a reel-to-reel recorder and several reporters. The camera shifts back to King, and he emphasizes that the large number of African American voters can influence who will win the upcoming presidential election between senator Barry Goldwater and incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson. King affirms his commitment to ensuring that the registered African American voters turn out to vote in the election.

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Keywords

  1. African American Civil Rights Workers
  2. African American Men
  3. African Americans
  4. Civil Rights
  5. Civil Rights Workers
  6. Election
  7. Georgia
  8. Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909 1998
  9. Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908 1973
  10. Men
  11. Presidents
  12. Press Conferences
  13. Reporters And Reporting
  14. Savannah
  15. Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  16. United States
  17. Voter Registration
  18. Voting

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