Say Brother | Law Clinic

Law Clinic
Program 909
Original Airdate: 12/15/1978

Subject Keywords
Afro-American lawyers
Afro-Americans in the professions
Legal services - Boston - Massachusetts
Public relations - Lawyers - Boston - Massachusetts

Subject Genre
Public Affairs: Current Events

Personal Names
Grabau, Charles
Grayer, David
Sherwood, Wallace
SooHo, Sharon

Program Description
Say Brother presents a panel of lawyers from various practice backgrounds to discuss legal issues relevant to the Third World community. Host Barbara Barrow-Murray speaks with attorneys Wallace Sherwood (founder and first executive director of the Roxbury Defenders' Committee and currently a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University's College of Criminal Justice), David Grayer, Sharon SooHo, and Charles Grabau, about the difference between criminal cases and civil cases, if Third World people are taking advantage of legal services available to them, the differences between public defenders and private attorneys, how to select a lawyer, if minorities can receive fair trials in the court system, and if minority lawyers are perceived as being equal in ability. Program includes viewer calls.

Producer
Barbara Barrow-Murray

Associate Producer
Beth Deare

Director
Eric Himes

Host
Barbara Barrow-Murray

Guests
Charles Grabau
David Grayer
Wallace Sherwood
Sharon SooHo

Others
Ron Buccheri (switcher)
Nancy Carey (intern)
Brian Clarke (assistant director)
Bill Fairweather (video)
Rebecca Hill (fashion consultant)
Nat Johnson (audio)
Tiit Koppel (lighting assistant)
Webster Lewis (theme music)
Greg MacDonald (camera)
Gene Mackles (graphic designer)
Fran Mahard (scenic design)
Chas Norton (lighting director)
George Rivera (post-production supervisor)
George Rivera (production assistant)
Lee Smith (camera)
Conrad White (stage manager)
Evelyn Wong (staff volunteer)
Eileen Yang (vidifont operator)

Formats
Master (WGBH program)	2" videotape	A2-06084
Preservation master	digital beta cassette	AP-01518
Preservation master	beta SP cassette	AP-01518A
Viewing copy	3/4" cassette	1117-60
Viewing copy	VHS cassette	(item number not yet assigned)