WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Items

  • MP_198001_D01_0001_ref.mov

    Description: Gov. James P. Coleman speaks to Miss. legislature. Ross Barnett shown. Coleman discusses common law marriages and a State Sovereignty Bill. Scene changes to Coleman addressing unidentified group.

    Event: Gov. James P. Coleman

  • MP_198001_D01_0002_ref.mov

    Description: Atty. Gen. James P. Coleman's campaign speech for Governor. Discusses regulating utility companies

    Event: Atty. Gen. James P. Coleman

  • MP_198001_D01_0003_ref.mov

    Description: Gov. James P. Coleman discusses upcoming Democratic Conference in Knoxville. Discusses election campaign, the effect of black population on school system and a farm bill. This is a 'Report to the People' broadcast. Additional: Democratic Party, Public Schools, Agriculture

    Event: Gov. James P. Coleman

  • MP_198001_D01_0004_ref.mov

    Description: *Ross Barnett discusses segregation of the races. A Confederate flag hangs from the podium.

    Event: Ross Barnett Campaign Speech

  • MP_198001_D01_0005_ref.mov

    Description: Gov. James P. Coleman addresses 1956 State Democratic Convention. Additional: Democratic Party

    Event: Gov. James P. Coleman

  • MP_198001_D01_0006_ref.mov

    Description: *Gov. James P. Coleman discusses the football game between Univ. of Miss. and Tulane, the Miss. voting laws, upcoming presidential election and segregation. Additional: Voting Procedures

    Event: Gov. James P. Coleman

  • MP_198001_D02_0007_ref.mov

    Description: *Gov. James P. Coleman's inauguration speech in front of State Capitol Building. Talks about segregation of the races. Former Gov. Hugh White is shown. Crowds gathered. Gov. and his wife greet people at Governor's mansion.

    Event: James P. Coleman Inauguration

  • MP_198001_D02_0008_ref.mov

    Description: James P. Coleman taking Oath of Office as Governor of Miss. Former Gov. Hugh White is standing next to Coleman.

    Event: Gov. James P. Coleman

  • MP_198001_D02_0009_ref.mov

    Description: *Gov. James P. Coleman discusses the investigation of the Columbia Training School, a constitutional convention, segregation and welfare assistance. This is a 'Report to the People' broadcast.

    Event: Gov. James P. Coleman

  • MP_198001_D02_0010_ref.mov

    Description: Gov. James P. Coleman discusses the possibility of a special session of the Miss. legislature. This is a 'Report to the People' broadcast.

    Event: Gov. James P. Coleman

  • MP_198001_D02_0011_ref.mov

    Description: Gov. Hugh White and Mrs. White are greeting people at Governor's Mansion. Scene changes to Gov. Hugh White. Scene changes to a beauty contest where White is awarding the winner.

    Event: Gov. Hugh White

  • MP_198001_D02_0012_ref.mov

    Description: Gov. Hugh White addresses the Miss. legislature.

    Event: Gov. Hugh White

  • MP_198001_D02_0013_ref.mov

    Description: Parade includes Colonels, Miss. College Marching Choctaws, Ross Barnett. Barnett taking Oath of Office. Inauguration Speech. Paul B. Johnson shown. Crowds in front of Governor's Mansion. Gov. Barnett and wife shown seated.

    Event: Ross Barnett Inauguration

  • MP_198001_D02_0014_ref.mov

    Description: V.P. Richard M. Nixon and wife depart from airplane. Miss June Wood, 'Miss Hospitality of 1960', Gov. Ross Barnett and Mayor Allen C. Thompson greet the Nixons. Nixon's speech. Newsmen seated at tables in front of podium. Parade shown. Secret Service men shown.

    Event: V.P. Richard M. Nixon Visit

  • MP_198001_D03_0015_ref.mov

    Description: *Thurgood Marshall (NAACP Chief Legal Counsel) discusses the attitude to the south regarding blacks. Additional: Race Relations

    Event: Thurgood Marshall

  • MP_198001_D03_0016_ref.mov

    Description: *Clarence Mitchell, of the NAACP, discusses voting rights issue and school integration in Miss. Additional: Public Schools

    Event: Clarence Mitchell

  • MP_198001_D03_0017_ref.mov

    Description: *Dr. Ralph Bunche talks about International Children's Art Show.

    Event: Dr. Ralph Bunche

  • MP_198001_D03_0018_ref.mov

    Description: *Alcorn A & M College. Student body president (Earnest McEwan, Jr.)reads statement objecting to newspaper articles written by Prof. Clennon King. Students walking on campus.

    Event: Alcorn A & M College

  • MP_198001_D03_0019_ref.mov

    Description: *Gov. James P. Coleman comments on the attempt of Clennon King to register at Univ. of Miss.

    Event: Gov. James P. Coleman

  • MP_198001_D03_0020_ref.mov

    Description: *Unidentified man is interviewed by Dick Morphew about race relations in the state. Scene changes to Atty. Jess Brown discussing the lynching of M.C. Parker. Brown was Parker's attorney. Additional: Murders

    Event: M.C. Parker Case

  • MP_198001_D03_0021_ref.mov

    Description: *Gov. James P. Coleman comments on M.C. Parker lynching. Additional: Murders

    Event: M.C. Parker Lynching

  • MP_198001_D03_0022_ref.mov

    Description: Catholic Church ceremony at St. Peters Cathedral. Ceremony for elected bishop. Possibly broadcast live.

    Event: Catholic Church Ceremony

  • MP_198001_D03_0023_ref.mov

    Description: *Willie Richardson Day. Mayor Allen C. Thompson praises Willie Richardson - Jackson State College athlete. Dr. Jacob Reddix, President of the College and City Commissioners D.L. Luckey and Thomas Marshall are present. Sound is distorted. Additional: Athletes

    Event: Willie Richardson Day

  • MP_198001_D04_0024_ref.mov

    Description: *Police standing outside Trailways Bus Station. Blacks and whites entering through door which reads 'Colored Waiting Room'. Additional: Segregated Facilities, Freedom Riders

    Event: Trailways Bus Station

  • MP_198001_D04_0025_ref.mov

    Description: *Roy Wilkins of the NAACP is interviewed on the issue of the Freedom Riders and how blacks can be successful in 'challenging the law.'

    Event: Roy Wilkins

  • MP_198001_D04_0026_ref.mov

    Description: *Reporter Norman Brewer at Univ. of Miss. Registration of James Meredith is discussed. This is the day before registration for transfer students. Additional: School Integration

    Event: James Meredith & Univ. of Miss.

  • MP_198001_D04_0027_ref.mov

    Description: *Crowds line streets by Univ. of Miss. campus and are shouting 'We Want Ross!' Police are shown. Crowds wait for arrival of James Meredith and Federal Marshalls.

    Event: James Meredith & Univ. of Miss.

  • MP_198001_D04_0028_ref.mov

    Description: *Parade includes marching band and floats. Mayor Allen C. Thompson presents certificate to Jackson State College President Jacob Reddix and congratulates him on football team. Jackson State College athlete Willie Richardson is shown. Additional: Athletes.

    Event: Jackson State Homecoming Parade

  • MP_198001_D04_0029_ref.mov

    Description: *Men and women walking downtown. Miss. Memorial Stadium is shown. Men painting lines on football field. Sign outside stadium 'WELCOME REBELS WILDCATS' Man is selling rebel flags.

    Event: Memorial Stadium

  • MP_198001_D05_0030_ref.mov

    Description: Pearl Flood. People stand on porches of flooded homes. Flooded school buses, mobile homes, cars. Water level marker on bridge. Men shovel dirt into sacks. Inside damage to houses. Army vehicles and personnel drive through flooded streets and assist flood victims. Aerial view of flood damage. Red Cross Disaster Ctr. is shown including Red Cross Flag. Room filled with tables stacked with clothing. Additional: Floods.

    Event: Pearl Flood