Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Program 313 Original Airdate: 1/17/1974 Subject Keywords Afro-Americans - Civil rights Kwanzaa Religious gatherings Television in community development Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Bryant, Rev. John Cass, Melnea Curtin, Bishop St. Clair Flake, Rev. Floyd Haynes, Rev. Michael King, Dr. Martin Luther, Jr. Lewis, Elma Lyons, Pat Bonner McClain, Reverend William B. Moore, Rev. Prentiss Morrison, George Overbea, Luix Owens, Bill Owens, Rev. Richard Tolliver, Rev. Warren Turner, Chuck Weeks, Rev. William Wilson, Percy Wood, Dr. Virgil Program Description Tribute program in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Program begins with newsreel footage of his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, followed by a commemorative church service held in Boston that spans the remainder of the program. Service includes a sonnet written in memory of King and sermons from a variety of participants (Rev. Floyd Flake, Rev. William Weeks, Boston Southern Christian Leadership Conference head Dr. Virgil Wood, Bishop St. Clair Curtin, Rev. Richard Owens, Rev. William B. McClain, Rev. Rafe Taylor, Rev. Prentiss Moore, Rev. Warren Tolliver, Rev. Michael Haynes, and Rev. John Bryant) on the Kwanzaa (African) themes of unity, self-determination, responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith as interpreted through Christian scripture. Service concludes with a candle lighting ceremony facilitated by Elma Lewis, in which local community leaders read as candles are lit (Elma Lewis, Pat Bonner Lyons, Chuck Turner, Percy Wilson, Luix Overbea, George Morrison, Melnea Cass, and Rep. Bill Owens). Program includes numerous choir performances. Producer Topper Carew Associate Producer Barbara Barrow Vickie Jones Director Conrad White Cinematographer Henry Johnson Others Tom Balhatchet (audio) Ron Buccheri (switcher) June Cross (production assistant) Scott Davis (stage manager) Bill Fairweather (video) Pat Kane (recordist) Frank Lane (cameraman) Larry LeCain (cameraman) Karl Lorencic (unit manager) Greg MacDonald (cameraman) Tom McSorley (recordist) John Plausse (lighting director) Andy Thomas (video) Bob Wilson (cameraman) Formats Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape (item number not yet assigned) Preservation master D3 cassette -1 (item number not yet assigned) Preservation master D3 cassette -2 (item number not yet assigned) Viewing copy 1/2" reel-to-reel videotape (item number not yet assigned) Viewing copy 3/4" cassette -1 (item number not yet assigned) Viewing copy 3/4" cassette -2 (item number not yet assigned) The Say Brother Collection Web site is a production of the WGBH Archives. ©2001 WGBH Educational Foundation.