| Harry Belafonte Press Conference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 1920 | |
| Catalog #: | 509634 | |
| Clip Number: | 509634-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | HFR-DFS-16-051 | |
| Timecode: | 02:00:17 - 02:02:29 | |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CIVIL RIGHTS: African-American JOURNALISM: Press Conference LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California, Los Angeles OCCUPATIONS: Entertainer, Musician / Singer | |
| Description: | MSs entertainer HARRY BELAFONTE speaking at pre- March on Washington press conference, Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Reverend Dawson and Negro American Labor Council (NALC) in tow. Harry Belafonte says, "A group of police investigators said this? Well, I say that have done the communist party and the communist movement in this world a great service b/c if in fact that the artists who participated in the field of folk music and the folk art are communist or communist involved, then I don't know about it... There's been a history of all police agencies and people who try to suppress any democratic motion or movement to go for the artists first or to go for the people who are considered the intellectual stream b/c we are supposed to be able to foment revolution... I say first examine the source from whence it comes; examine their motives for saying so, and then examine those who are opposed to it." Reverend Dawson discusses the finances of the March on Washington. | |
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