WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Filename Event Description
MP_198001_F2746_3684_ref.mov Rep. Robert Clark *Reporter Allan Jones interviews State Rep. Robert Clark regarding public appearances and a separate black nation in America.
MP_198001_F2746_3685_ref.mov Expelled Students, Alcorn A and M *News conference with expelled students from Alcorn A and M College - James Bishop, Percell Rials and Cephas Rials. Two of the students are wearing an Evers campaign button. Lawrence Guyot, Chairman of Miss. Freedom Democratic Party, is also present.
MP_198001_F2746_3686_ref.mov Voting, Congressional Election People voting for Third District Congressional seat. Additional: Voting Procedures
MP_198001_F2746_3687_ref.mov Charles Evers *Charles Evers, candidate for Third District Congressional seat, is interviewed by newsman at television station on the night of the election. Additional: Election Campaigns
MP_198001_F2746_3688_ref.mov Charles Evers *Charles Evers, candidate for Third District Congressional seat, is interviewed by newsman at television station on the night of the election. Additional: Election Campaigns
MP_198001_F2746_3689_ref.mov Charles Griffin *Charles Griffin's campaign headquarters. Reporter Mark Ledbetter interviews Charles Griffin the day after the election for Third District Congressional Seat. Additional: Election Campaigns
MP_198001_F2746_3690_ref.mov Sen. Charles Henley State Sen. Charles Henley is interviewed by reporter Allan Jones concerning residency requirement for voting. Additional: Voting Procedures
MP_198001_F2746_3691_ref.mov Charles Evers *News conference with Charles Evers, candidate for Third District Congressional seat. Additional: Election Campaigns
MP_198001_F2746_3692_ref.mov Bob Lilley, Vote Counting Reporter Cliff Bingham interviews Hinds County election commissioner Bob Lilley concerning the slow vote counting of the congressional election. Additional: Voting Procedures
MP_198001_F2746_3693_ref.mov Sen. Ed Pittman State Sen. Ed Pittman is interviewed by reporter Allan Jones concerning teacher strikes. Additional: Teachers
MP_198001_F2746_3694_ref.mov Alfred Baker Lewis *Reporter Mark Ledbetter interviews Alfred Baker Lewis, National Treasurer of NAACP. Lewis talks about civil rights and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
MP_198001_F2746_3695_ref.mov Claude Ramsay Claude Ramsay, President of Miss. AFL-CIO, is interviewed by reporter Allan Jones concerning the increase in strikes. Additional: Unions
MP_198001_F2746_3696_ref.mov Sam Waggoner Reporter Allan Jones interviews Central District Highway Commissioner Sam Waggoner about highway construction programs. Additional: Highways
MP_198001_F2746_3697_ref.mov J.L. (Pete) McGee Reporter Cliff Bingham interviews Hinds County Supervisor J.L. (Pete) McGee concerning Lake Hico.
MP_198001_F2746_3698_ref.mov Rep. Charles Mitchell State Rep. Charles Mitchell is interviewed by reporter Allan Jones concerning tax legislation. Additional: Taxes
MP_198001_F2746_3699_ref.mov Clarence Coleman *Reporter Allan Jones interviews Clarence Coleman, Director of the Southern Regional Office of the National Urban League. Discusses racial disturbances throughout the nation.
MP_198001_F2762_3700_ref.mov Dr. John Peoples, Installation Dr. John Peoples is installed as President of Jackson State College. Gov. John Bell Williams and Lt. Gov. Charles L. Sullivan are present at the ceremony. (silent) Scene changes to interview with Peoples. Talks about the college. Additional: College Presidents
MP_198001_F2762_3701_ref.mov Sen. Strom Thurmond *Jackson Municipal Airport. South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond is interviewed by reporter Mark Ledbetter concerning civil rights legislation.
MP_198001_F2762_3702_ref.mov Rep. C.B. Newman State Rep. C.B. Newman is interviewed by reporter Allan Jones concerning tax legislation. Additional: Taxes
MP_198001_F2762_3703_ref.mov Charles Griffin News conference with Charles Griffin, candidate for Third District Congressional Seat. Discusses campaign issues. Additional: Election Campaigns
MP_198001_F2762_3704_ref.mov Voting, Congressional Seat People arrive at poll to vote during election for Third District Congressional Seat. Additional: Voting Procedures
MP_198001_F2762_3705_ref.mov Rep. Sutton Marks State Rep. Sutton Marks talks about day care facilities in the state.
MP_198001_F2762_3706_ref.mov Jeanine Ogletree Jackson Municipal Airport. Reporter Cliff Bingham interviews Jeanine Ogletree, a former employee of WLBT who is now in the entertainment business. Additional: Entertainers
MP_198001_F2762_3707_ref.mov Charles Griffin, Victory Statement News conference with Charles Griffin. Griffin, a candidate for Third District Congressional Seat, reads victory statement after election. Additional: Election Campaigns
MP_198001_F2762_3708_ref.mov Sen. Strom Thurmond Jackson Municipal Airport. South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond is interviewed by reporter Mark Ledbetter. Discusses possible Republican Party Presidential candidates. Additional: Presidential Election
MP_198001_F2762_3709_ref.mov Williams News Conf., Taxes News conference with Gov. John Bell Williams. Discusses income tax and sales tax legislation. Additional: Taxes
MP_198001_F2762_3710_ref.mov Atty. Gen. Joe Patterson Atty. Gen. Joe Patterson talks to reporter. Allan Jones concerning general election in November.
MP_198001_F2762_3711_ref.mov Ernest Gilbert *News conference with Ernest Gilbert, Grand Dragon of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Gilbert reads statement concerning objection to violence.
MP_198001_F2762_3712_ref.mov Russ Johnson Banker Russ Johnson, of Deposit Guaranty Bank, talks to reporter Allan Jones about gold. Additional: Banking Industry
MP_198001_F2762_3713_ref.mov Martin Agronsky Martin Agronsky, CBS reporter and analyst, addresses meeting of Miss. Education Assoc.