LIKE IT IS {SPECIAL SERIES PRESENTATION}: A DECADE OF STRUGGLE {PART 3 OF 3} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of public affairs programs, hosted by Gil Noble. This special three-part presentation examines the history of the black civil rights movement in the United States, emphasizing the role of black leaders and activists. The third and final part features interviews with comedian/activist/dietitian Dick Gregory; Det. Ed Reditt of the Memphis Police Dept.; Talmadge Hayer, convicted of murdering Malcolm X; former CIA agent John Stockwell; Eldridge Cleaver, former minister of information of the Black Panthers; Darthard Perry, ex-informer for the FBI; Chancellor Williams, Ph.D and historian; the Rev. Andrew Young, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark; and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Featured in historical footage are James Foreman; Paul Robeson; Malcolm X, national spokesman for the Black Muslims; former Sen. Walter Mondale; Dr. Ralph Abernathy of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); Frank Holloman of the Memphis Fire and Police Dept.; and others.
Details
- NETWORK: WABC-TV
- DATE: June 1, 1980 1:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:54:26
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T90:0178
- GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries
- SUBJECT HEADING: Black Muslims; Black Panthers (organization); Blacks - Politics and suffrage; Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); U S - Civil rights; African-American Collection - News/Talk
- SERIES RUN: WABC (New York, NY) - TV series, 1968-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jim Lutton … Executive Producer
- Gil Noble … Producer, Host
- Frank Olivo … Director
- Ralph Abernathy
- Ramsey Clark
- Eldridge Cleaver
- James Foreman
- Dick Gregory
- Talmadge Hayer
- Frank Holloman
- Jesse Jackson
- Malcolm X (Malcolm Little; El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz)
- Mondale, Walter ("Fritz")
- Darthard Perry
- Ed Reditt
- Paul Robeson
- John Stockwell
- Chancellor Williams
- Andrew Young