LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Protest against Atlanta murders

Genre

News report; Speech; Music; Special

TX Date

26 May 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:15

Description

Report on a demonstration against a wave of murders in Atlanta, Georgia. Includes actuality of the demonstration, including songs sung by protesters. Also includes excerpts of speeches by black civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson; Camille Bell, mother of one of the murder victims, who criticises President Ronald Reagan; Ella Collins, the half-sister of Malcolm X. Campaigner Dick Gregory has said he will go on hunger strike until the murderer is caught. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jesse Jackson; Camille Bell; Ella Collins

Keywords

USA; Crime; Interethnic relations; Demonstrations; Homicide; Ronald Reagan; Criminal investigation; Atlanta; Georgia (US state); Dick Gregory

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