Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Black Power, White Backlash-1966

Black Power, White Backlash—1966

When the radical wing of the civil rights movement began equating redress with rebellion rather than nonviolent protest, "Black power!" became the rallying cry. In this program, filmed in 1966, Mike Wallace explores public sentiment during that turbulent period by assessing the attitudes, opinions, and reactions on both sides of the color line. Interviews with Martin Luther King, Stokely Carmichael, Daniel Watts, Adam Clayton Powell, and others capture the fervor of those days, as major figures of the movement discuss economic power, fair housing, nonviolence, and the tensions in Cicero, Illinois, the Selma of the North. Produced by CBS News. (56 minutes)

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Item#: BVL10814
Copyright date: ©1966
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-5075-8

Part of the Series : The Civil Rights Movement: Primary Sources


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