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

Description

In this WSB newsfilm clip from March 6, 1964, reporter Gene Greneker speaks about the arrest and police beating of five members of the Nation of Islam following an interview with local leader Hulon Shah in Atlanta, Georgia.The clip begins with reporter Gene Greneker standing outside the city jail. Greneker holds a microphone and a clip board. He outlines the police report about the arrest of of the five Black Muslim men the night before. The five men had allegedly attacked several people who would not buy the "Mohammad Speaks" newspaper they were selling on Hunter Street. While the men were awaiting booking at the jail, one of the men yelled at a police officer and another of the Muslim brothers attacked the officer. The police assert that during the fighting the Muslim brothers began hitting the police officers nearby with tools that had been brought in to the booking area for another case. According to the report, five officers were injured during the fight. Patrolman E. G. Brown, who received a cut on the neck, was the most seriously injured.Greneker then transitions to an interview earlier in the day with Hulon Shah, a leader of Atlanta's Mohammad Mosque Number 15. Shah, an African American man in a suit, bow tie, and a small, round, brimless cap with the initials F.O.I. on it. The initials on the cap, also known as a kufi, stand for "Fruit of Islam," the wing of the Nation of Islam responsible for security. On either...

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Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

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Digital Library of Georgia