Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on how "Black is Beautiful" (1967)
About This Item
Excerpt from a KPIX Eyewitness News report from February 27th 1967 at the Macedonia Baptist Church in San Francisco, featuring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reminding his congregation that: "No longer must we be ashamed of being black! Black is beautiful! And we must know that somehow God made all of us and one day America must understand that integration is not a problem, it is a privilege and an opportunity to participate in the beauty of diversity!" Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.
The full clip can also be viewed in DIVA.
Note: this 16mm film print was re-transferred in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in January 2022. Film shrinkage was measured in Jan. 2022 at 0.275%.
- Date
- 2/27/1967
- Format
- 16mm b&w reversal print, with co-magnetic soundtrack
- Digital Format
- mp4 file
- Genre
- local newsfilm
- Copyright Holder
- CBS5 KPIX-TV
- Duration
- 0:50
- Identifier
- KPIX 30501-edit
- Views
- 2114
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