Press conference with NAACP President Roy Wilkins

Item

Title
Press conference with NAACP President Roy Wilkins
Description
Original description: Wilkins." Footage of a press conference with NAACP President Roy Wilkins. Wilkins comments on the efforts to desegregate Girard College and the nature of the protest tactics. Also offers comments on the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965."
Contact
scrc@temple.edu
Organization
Girard College
Orphans' Court (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date
1965-08-05
Digital Collection
Urban Archives Film and Video
Civil Rights in a Northern City
Desegregation of Girard College
Digital Collection Facet
Desegregation of Girard College
Digital Publisher
Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries
Format
Video
Geographic Subject
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Icon
http://digital.library.temple.edu/utils/getthumbnail/collection/p15037coll2/id/34
Identifier
KYW19650805_03
Notes
Sound begins at 00:04 mark.
Personal Names
Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
Moore, Cecil B. (Cecil Bassett), 1915-1979
Repository
Temple University Libraries, Urban Archives
Rights
This material is subject to copyright law and is made available for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only. For access to the original or a high resolution reproduction, and for permission to publish, please contact Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center, scrc@temple.edu, 215-204-8257.
Subject
Schools
Segregation
Civil rights
Demonstrations
Legislation
Press conferences
Type
Video and Film
Media
[Untitled]