Martin Luther King, Jr. Part 6

Description

This video uses news footage and dramatization to show the arrest of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Birmingham, Alabama for defying a court order banning public demonstrations. While in jail, Reverend King wrote a document that became one of the fundamental arguments behind the civil rights movement. The program is a production of Advanced American Communications that was presented by the Learning Corporation of America; produced and directed by Barry Clark; hosted by Robert Guillaume; and stars Frantz Turner as Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities