WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, clarifying the history of sit-ins as a direct action tactic at a press conference, 1960

Title

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, clarifying the history of sit-ins as a direct action tactic at a press conference, 1960

Creator

WSB-TV (Television station: Atlanta, GA)

Subject

Civil rights workers-- United States
African American civil rights workers-- United States
Sit-ins-- United States
Civil rights movements-- United States
Civil rights demonstrations-- United States
Reporters and reporting-- United States
Press conferences-- United States
Camera operators-- United States
Segregation-- United States
Discrimination in public accommodations-- United States
Discrimination in restaurants-- United States
Direct action-- United States
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Description

In a press conference, Roy Wilkins make the claim that the NAACP was the first organization to execute sit-in protests and that the phenomenon did not actually begin with the February 1, 1960 Greensboro, North Carolina sit-in.

Publisher

Digital Library of Georgia

Date

1960

Type

Moving Image

Source

WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection:
https://crdl.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn33019

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WSB-TV (Television station: Atlanta, GA), “WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, clarifying the history of sit-ins as a direct action tactic at a press conference, 1960,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/5098.

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