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Show Intro - Title card & Credits

William Greaves introduces a clip of reporting done in "The Mother Country" starting with ancient Ethiopia

Shot of the bright sun poking through the trees in Ethiopia

Close up of old Ethiopian man with a white beard in a white turban.

Close up of young Ethiopian girl in a purple head wrap followed by close ups of other young Ethiopian children.

Close up of an old Ethiopian castle built of stone with bright sun shining behind.

Still shot of Ethiopian symbol on some type of monument.

Back shot of an Ethiopian woman in a traditional white wrap walks along a city street

Shot of Africa Hall, home of the organization of African Unity.

Pan out of Hail Selassie I Theater. The Ethiopian National Theater is a national theater in central Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Mausoleum of Menelik II

A young Ethiopian priest shouts a sermon from the rooftop of a building while a crowd of church goers listen from the ground.

A large crowd of men and women of all ages gathers to listen to a High Priest as they celebrate TimKat, one of Ethiopia's largest religious festivals.

TimKat celebration lead by Haile Selassie. Camera zooms into Selassie

Closeup on young Ethiopian man dressed in traditional robe and turban stares directly at camera. Camera zooms out to show the large drum he is playing.

Axum, home of the Queen of Sheba. Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion. Ethiopian Visitors walk in front.

beautiful crown jewels of Ethiopian kings.

Close up as the camera pans up to show the height of various Ethiopian stelae against a clear blue sky.

slow pan of damaged Ethiopian stelae

Two Ethiopian men sit on the ground talking. Camera pans out to the stelae in Axum in front of mountains which they are seated near.

barefoot African person in white head wrap mashes something in an old handmade mortar and pestle outside of their hut on a dry dirt yard.

bald African man weaves on an intricate handmade loom while outdoors in front of a rock wall.

Various shots of native Ethiopia men and women in traditional attire congregating in an Ethiopian village - Men gather in front of a stone wall, an older woman serves food out of a rusted coffee can, an older bearded man in a white wrap and turban stands alone. Young boys walk together with large branches carried across their backs held with both hands.

Ethiopian man in white wrap and turban enters the Church of St George

Subterranean passageway and trenches that connects the Rock-Hewn churches

Saint Mercurios Church, Ethiopia - today, partially collapsed. Camera pans to the dirt floor where there are graves containing skeletons.

various close up shots of a rock-hewn church with audio of African chanting in the background.

wide birds eye view of the city of Gondar, capital of Ethiopia starting in 1636

Slow pan close up shots of ancient Ethiopian buildings which are now crumbling and falling apart.

Various shots of a beautiful ancient Ethiopian stone castle.

A group of singers dressed in red and blue robes gather at the center of a field to sign during the TimKat celebrations as the large Ethiopian audience applauds them.

close up of child being sprinkled with holy water on her head. Others are seen bending into the water of the fountain to gather some as a way to renew their Christian vows.

Traditional dance, drum playing, chanting of various Ethiopian tribes - Amhara Tribe, Galla Tribe,

Camera follows one man in a white suit singing among the crowd of men as he stares into the camera.

woman walks down the street among a huge crowd dressed in ornate dark traditional gown with an equally ornate umbrella above her. A similarly dressed man follows close behind. They are swarmed with other people as they walk down the street

Traditional Ethiopian dancers and singers overlay a montage of Ethiopian landmarks. Audio can be heard of Dr Kwame Nkrumah (former president of Ghana) speaking at the first Organization of African Unity Summit

Young African American theater actress with afro and beautiful long blue flowy dress surrounded by a crowd walks around animatedly performing at the dedication of the Institute of the Black World, part of the Martin Luther King Memorial Center in Atlanta Georgia.

CU of the Hillard ST N.E and Auburn Avenue intersection street signs

CU of the "Institute of the Black World an Element of the Martain Luther King Jr. Memorial Center" sign hanging outside of the newly opened building.

CU of a few of the young African Americans listening to the live press conference

Coretta King sits at the press conference in a red business dress suit with a picture of Martin Luther King hung on the wall behind her

MLK - The Man "who left his mark" poster on the wall

CU of the books on a bookshelf. Titles include "Black Bourgeoisie" "Color and Race" "Jaxx in the Sixties" "Reflections on War" "Trumpet Sounds" "The Poetry of the Negro"

"Reding Room" sign on door

CU of young black man with button down shirt and cardigan sweater looking down, rubs his nose. Camera angle widens to show he is in a library surrounded by books seated at a table reading

A group of young black school aged children stand in a circle signing and dancing in unison. Having a great time

Traditional African tribal dancers wearing feathered head dresses and little else perform on a stage at the opening on the MLK Memorial Center

Buddy Moss in a suit performs on stage at the opening of the MLK Memorial Center

Atlanta city sky line at dusk

Re. Martin Luther King Jr. headstone at night. Red and flowers surround as well as an American flag

African American audience members applaud

African American woman with afro reads a book. She is seated beside another black woman at a desk on the phone

Young African American mane in a white button down shirt sits at a desk microfilming

Black and white sketch of Marcus Garvey

Black and White sketch of Martin Luther King Jr.

Lou House and William Greaves back in the studio report on recent African American news events

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Lou House 37:06
Retta King, a beautiful black woman

William Greaves 37:09
An African Queen,

Lou House 37:10
February 8 through the 14th was Negro History week, February 16, to the 22nd was black liberation week, as declared in a resolution published by a coalition of organizations and individuals from all walks of life in the black community, condemning this country's judicial system as a key instrument for oppressing blacks. The coalition affirmed their defense of all black activists regardless of their politics bill.

William Greaves 37:35
After its may 12 elections, New York, New Jersey may have a city government led by blacks in Puerto Ricans. The committee for a unified Newark is supporting one Puerto Rican and seven black candidates for the top eight offices. Julian Bond, Whitney Young, Shirley Chisholm, Max Roach, Ossie Davis, and other political civil rights and theatrical figures have already appeared in Newark. Others will appear in the future to urge the citizens of Newark, over 50% of whom are black and Spanish speaking to make an all minority government a reality for their city. poet and playwright Leroy Jones is playing a leading role in the campaign,

Lou House 38:12
New York City. According to report in the Amsterdam News, redistricting of the public schools as viewed by many groups of black and Puerto Rican families, as an effort by the United Federation of Teachers to keep black and Puerto Rican communities from deciding for themselves concerning the education of their own children. As the number of black students and public schools increases, many white teachers flee or demand higher salaries. As black students attempt to express their feelings of black identity. They are fought by many white parents, teachers and school administrations, and integrated student body is not enough black people feel that faculties and administration's must also be integrated. A total revision of cultural standards must take place in our schools, so that curriculum values and attitudes begin to reflect and honor the black experience.

William Greaves 39:02
Author Ashe, a top ranked United States tennis player in 1969 has been denied a visa for the open tournament in South Africa next April. Again, an Amsterdam News correspondent considers the denial a good thing because now there is no alternative except to back the ouster of South Africa from the International Lawn Tennis Federation on a bias charge. The American committee on Africa call the denial a reaffirmation of South African racism and call for an end to all South Africa, United States Sports ties of great importance. The committee recommended that the United States should now positively discourage continued American economic investments in the racist regime.

Lou House 39:44
On January 26, CBS was served a subpoena by the United States Secret Service and the FBI, demanding all correspondence, memoranda, notes and phone calls. In connection with the Black Panthers. CBS has agreed to comply less than one week later. Earl Caldwell, black correspondent for The New York Times was subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury with notes and tape recordings concerning the aims and purposes of the Black Panther Party and the activities of said organization. Its officers, staff personnel and members. caldwell on the time said they would fight the subpoena. Now, his appearance has been indefinitely postponed when criticized on the grounds that this was an infringement of the freedom of press. A Justice Department spokesman contended that it was policy to obtain information from the news media. However, three former Justice Department officials said they could recall no case in which the department subpoenaed notes on recordings of newsmen Ernest Dunbar chairman of the New York chapter a black professional journalist black perspective stated, we feel this action not only violates the reporter's confidentiality, but equally transforms him in voluntarily into a government agent. Russia Greenlee, Blackberry reporter for San Francisco's educational television station keikyu ed and officer of the Bay Area black journalists Association said the subpoena action when viewed within the context of other government actions clearly indicates that the web of repression which began against the Panthers is being expanded to envelop all sections of the black community. According to the journalist, support is coming in from all over the country from black newsmen, and other black groups.

Still B/W shot of two African American girls in a school yard followed by a montage of shots of black school students

B/W still shot of Earl Caldwell, black journalist

Handwritten sign posted to a telephone poll "Dubois Park"

African American man with a beard and pipe

People site in folding chairs in Dubois park at the memorial of W E B dubois

African American man with beard and glasses and brown checkered suit smiles and holds arms up at the memorial

Julian Bond, Georgia's state Legislature attends memorial

Ossie Davis speaks at W E B dubois memorial
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Ossie Davis 44:46
The thing that excites me most about this great man at this moment, his his prophetic revelance to the question being raised in our educational institutions around the whole idea of Black Studies The man who did the most profound thinking on this subject in relationship to colleges and universities, who wrote books about it, who instituted under his own Aegis Black Studies in the north and in the south, was none other than Dr. Dubois himself. And he would be justified, justifiably happy to see the young people in our country, taking his ideas and his thoughts, and insisting that the educational establishment begin at once to put into practice his ideas and precepts about the necessity of colleges and universities, relating to the problems of our communities. That is what the struggle for Black Studies is all about. And Dr. Dubois would have understood it and embraced it and done all he could to further it

Edward Gordon and Walter Wilson, creators of the W E B dubois memorial speak
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Ossie Davis 44:46
The thing that excites me most about this great man at this moment, his his prophetic revelance to the question being raised in our educational institutions around the whole idea of Black Studies The man who did the most profound thinking on this subject in relationship to colleges and universities, who wrote books about it, who instituted under his own Aegis Black Studies in the north and in the south, was none other than Dr. Dubois himself. And he would be justified, justifiably happy to see the young people in our country, taking his ideas and his thoughts, and insisting that the educational establishment begin at once to put into practice his ideas and precepts about the necessity of colleges and universities, relating to the problems of our communities. That is what the struggle for Black Studies is all about. And Dr. Dubois would have understood it and embraced it and done all he could to further it

Young African American man with afro in sunglasses wearing black jacket and turtleneck watches memorial perofrmance

W E B dubois outdoor memorial packed with black and white supporters seated in the audience

CU of b/w still shot of Malcolm X

Police presence outside of a school in Selma, Alabama. A bus pulls up to a school. Hundreds of cheering school students are gathered and cheering behind a school yard fence. They are anticipating the arrival of Malcolm X where he speaks to them a few weeks before his death

African American students stand clapping and cheering for Malcom X

CU African American man in Ethiopia singing - a large group of Ethiopians are lined behind him singing and chanting

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