Say Brother. Tribute To Martin Luther King, Jr. / Topper Carew, producer ; Conrad White, director.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Carew, Topper, 1943- producer.

White, Conrad, director.

Alexander Street Press.

WGBH Video (Firm), production company.

Series:

Black studies in video.

Black studies in video

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.

King, Martin Luther.

African Americans--Civil rights.

African Americans.

African American civil rights workers.

Genre:

Sermons.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (84 minutes).

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : WGBH Boston Video, 1974.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Tribute program in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program begins with newsreel footage of his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, followed by a commemorative church service held in Boston that spans the remainder of the program. Service includes a sonnet written in memory of King and sermons from a variety of participants (Rev. Floyd Flake, Rev. William Weeks, Boston Southern Christian Leadership Conference head Dr. Virgil Wood, Bishop St. Clair Curtin, Rev. Richard Owens, Rev. William B. McClain, Rev. Rafe Taylor, Rev. Prentiss Moore, Rev. Warren Tolliver, Rev. Michael Haynes, and Rev. John Bryant) on the Kwanzaa (African) themes of unity, self-determination, responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith as interpreted through Christian scripture. Service concludes with a candle lighting ceremony facilitated by Elma Lewis, in which local community leaders read as candles are lit (Elma Lewis, Pat Bonner Lyons, Chuck Turner, Percy Wilson, Luix Overbea, George Morrison, Melnea Cass, and Rep. Bill Owens). Program includes numerous choir performances.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed March 02, 2016).

OCLC:

945216988

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.