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University of Virginia: Television News of the Civil Rights Era 1950 1970

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View contemporary coverage of the Civil Rights Movement from two Roanoke, VA television stations including 230 video clips that feature both national events, such as the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy, as well as footage of local school desegregation, protests, and interviews on the street. Accompanying this are 14 oral histories and 23 documents that chronicle the official development of Massive Resistance in Virginia.

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