LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Hunt under way for sender of US parcel bombs

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

20 Dec 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Paul Woodley reports on the hunt for the sender of a series of parcel bombs in the USA. William Sessions, head of the FBI, discusses the possibility of a racial motive; Laura Blackburn, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), talks about the precautions being taken by civil rights organisations; the Reverend Joseph Lowery talks about being a target for racists.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; William Sessions; Laura Blackburn; Joseph Lowery

Keywords

Terrorism; Police; Clergy; Racial discrimination; Policing practice; Racism; Black peoples; Civil and political rights; Fascism; Bombs; FBI; Organizations; NAACP

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