Legacy of a dream

United States, 1974

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Looks at part of the life of Martin Luther King from 1955 to his assassination on 4 April 1968. Provides interviews with his widow and with Congressman Andrew Young, and includes footage of the civil rights campaign led by King; the bus boycotts; the Klu Klux Klan’s violent campaign; the non-violent civil disobedience; the filling of jails with arrested non-violent campaigners; and the huge marches for peace.

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Credits

producer/director

Richard Kaplan

production company

Martin Luther King Foundation

Richard Kaplan Productions

Duration

00:28:57:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507457

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Peace movements

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → African Americans - Civil rights

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Civil rights - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination - United State

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ku-Klux Klan

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Peace movements

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Protest movements

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Racism

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → African Americans - History

History → African Americans - Segregation - History

History → History

History → Ku-Klux Klan

History → Peace movements

History → Protest movements

History → United States - History - 20th century

People → King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

People → Young, Andrew J., 1932-

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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