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John Seigenthaler was a native of Nashville, TN who worked as a newspaper reporter at The Nashville Tennessean prior to working as a special assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. As special assistant to the Attorney General, Seigenthaler initially served as the intermediary between the fe...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nelson, Stanley, 1951- (Director, Producer, Interviewer), Grant, Laurens (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Boston, MA : WGBH Educational Foundation, 2011.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Seigenthaler, John, > 1927-2014 > Interviews.
Seigenthaler, John, > 1927-2014.
Freedom Rides, 1961.
Civil rights movements > United States > History.
Civil rights workers > United States > 20th century > Interviews.
Segregation > United States > History.
Racism > United States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights.
United States > Race relations > 20th century.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > 20e siècle > Entretiens.
Ségrégation > États-Unis > Histoire.
Racisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Droits.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > 20e siècle.
Civil rights movements.
Civil rights workers.
Race relations.
Racism.
Segregation.
United States.
1900-1999
Interview
interviews.
History.
Interviews.
Unedited footage.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:John Seigenthaler was a native of Nashville, TN who worked as a newspaper reporter at The Nashville Tennessean prior to working as a special assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. As special assistant to the Attorney General, Seigenthaler initially served as the intermediary between the federal government, the Freedom Riders, and white segregationist state officials.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 13, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (32 min.)
Playing Time:00:31:12
Awards:Won 2011 Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
Won 2011 Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
Won 2011 Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy, Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking