An ABC special report on the "Civil Rights Crisis."
Ron Cochran reports. The first of five programs.
The Negro drive to turn rights into realities is the subject of five half-hour weekly reports. Ron Cochran is the anchor man in New York City. Other newsmen reporting: John Rolfson, Richard Bate, Roger Sharp.
In tonight's program, "CHRONOLOGY OF CRISIS," a brief history of Negro life in the US.is followed by an outline of civil rights developments since World War 2 that led up to the present. situation.
From his home in Atlanta Martin Luther King is interviewed by correspondent Roger Sharp. Others interviewed on this program include Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, Atlanta publisher Ralph McGill, and Dr. Kenneth Clark, New York psychologist.
Also included: An ad for "Hootenanny."
A report on US draft dodgers seeking refuge in Canada. Eric Sevareid reports on the dismissal of Kenneth Clark from the University of California at Berkeley campus. Includes commercials. Does not include an opening.