I might try some of the bigger regional Southern radio stations - WSB in
Atlanta, WBT in Charlotte and maybe WRAL in Raleigh. This was a big story
and their news organizations might have kept commentaries, interviews or
network feeds.
I've looked through some resources on programs circulating among old time
radio collectors, but didn't see anything related to the bus boycott.
There are a few news specials floating around from the 50s, but they're
fairly scarce.
Randy
On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 9:01 PM, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Here's a student project that offers some hints:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHFPH79Iaoo
>
> The BBC seems to have video footage. What's the source of the MLK footage?
> Also Rosa Parks? Keep in mind that a high school kid found this video
> footage, so it's gotta be out there at no or little cost. She seems to have
> found a source for raw video footage with timecode, maybe rough dubs from
> film? Pause and note her bibliography at 7:10, there are other web sources
> that may lead to video and audio. I think she's already done a lot of the
> necessary web searching!
>
> Also, have you and your colleagues reached out to local TV and radio
> stations in Montgomery AL?
>
> -- Tom Fine
>
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> Subject: [ARSCLIST] 1950's News Coverage
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> Dear ARSClist subscribers,
>>
>> I’m a reporter working on a story for NPR and looking for radio/tv news
>> coverage of the Montgomery bus boycott from 1955 - 1956. I have a
>> researcher looking through Vanderbilt, Pacifica, ITN, Alabama state, LOC,
>> Pathe, universities etc. So far, she’s only had one lead on a 16mm reel
>> that may or may not be what we’re looking for and will cost a fortune to
>> digitize. Does anyone know of existing collections of newsreels or reports
>> from the 1950’s?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for the collective expertise.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Nellie Gilles
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