WUSTL Film and Media Archive

Title Work

Title No: 4854

Title: Black protest : the quest for civil liberties

Alternate Titles:

Quest for civil liberties

Medium: Moving Image

Original Medium: Film

Date: 1975 (Release)

Original Summary:

"Tells how President Truman and the Democratic National Convention aided the Civil Rights movement; shows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as he addresses the 1963 March on Washington.  Illustrates also results and accomplishments of a black protest at the Selma Courthouse in 1965."-- Audiovisual Materials Catalog 2002-2007 by Audiovisual Services of St. Louis Public Schools.

"Presents the struggle for constitutional rights of Blacks during the 60's."--WorldCat.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 17 min

Genres: Documentary; Educational

Subjects: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963; Black power--United States; Civil rights demonstrations

Name As Subjects: Democratic National Convention; Truman, Harry S.; King, Martin Luther Jr.

Credits:

	Role	Name
	Distribution Company	Pictura Films Distribution Corporation, New York
	Distribution Company	Reaction Film
	Source of Material	St. Louis Public Schools (Saint Louis, Mo.)

Items ^x1

	Item	Description
	4854-1	Safety Film : Viewing print

Contained By ^x1

	Title No	Title
	4819	St. Louis Public Schools educational film library