1970BLACK NEWS SHOW
TV SHOW, BLACK JOURNAL, WITH HOST LOU HOUSE, COVERAGE OF ISSUES CONCERNING BLACK AUDIENCE, 1969
The panel consisting of four outstanding athletes and spokesman for the black movement was taped in New York City last week. The discussion of the black athlete in today’s society will form a major portion of this Black Journal. Participants in the discussion were: Jackie Robinson, Bill Russell, Arthur Ashe, Johnny Sample.
In a segment on the blues music of singer-composer John Lee Hooker, “Black Journal” will travel from the 1950s to the present and will include songs recorded by Hooker along with a commentary from him about the nature of his blues. Hooker returned three weeks ago from a successful engagement in Europe and is currently recording and going a night club act in Detroit.
The panel consisting of four outstanding athletes and spokesman for the black movement was taped in New York City last week. The discussion of the black athlete in today’s society will form a major portion of this Black Journal. Participants in the discussion were: Jackie Robinson, Bill Russell, Arthur Ashe, Johnny Sample.
In a segment on the blues music of singer-composer John Lee Hooker, “Black Journal” will travel from the 1950s to the present and will include songs recorded by Hooker along with a commentary from him about the nature of his blues. Hooker returned three weeks ago from a successful engagement in Europe and is currently recording and going a night club act in Detroit.
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COLOR TEST
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SLATE: NET, BLACK JOURNAL, SHOW # 20, 1/22/1970
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| 01:00:23 23.23 |
BLANK SLUG
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| 01:00:38 38.24 |
NET TITLE CARD, BLACK JOURNAL, SHOW OPENING
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| 01:00:53 54.02 |
HOSTS, LOU HOUSE AND BILL GREAVES, "JAMBO", INTRODUCE SHOW, NYC SUBWAYS, BLACK ATHLETE, BLUES SINGER - GUITARIST JOHN LEE HOOKER
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| 01:01:40 100.66 |
JOHN LEE HOOKER
IT SERVE YOU RIGHT TO SUFFER
(live)
JOHN LEE HOOKER PLAYING GUITAR
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| 01:05:49 349.9 |
BLACK SLUG
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| 01:05:53 353.61 |
LOU HOUSE AND BILL GREAVES OPEN SEGMENT ON WORKERS RIGHTS, CLIPS OF DEMONSTRATIONS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS UNION WORKERS
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| 01:06:56 416.13 |
LOU HOUSE TALKS ABOUT NYC TRANSIT WORKERS, BLACK AND PUERTO RICANS WANT TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE WHITE UNION, FAST MOTION CLIPS FROM THE NYC SUBWAY, PASSING TRAIN, CONDUCTORS
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| 01:08:03 482.9 |
CONDUCTOR SPEAKS TO REPORTER, CORRUPTION IN THE UNION, ORGANIZING AN INDEPENDENT UNION
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| 01:08:36 515.83 |
CAMPAIGNING FOR AN NEW UNION, PASSING OUT FLIERS TO WORKERS, LOCKER ROOM FOR TRANSIT WORKERS
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| 01:09:15 554.96 |
BLACK TRANSIT WORKERS AT WORK, NYC SUBWAY SYSTEM, PASSING TRAIN POV PLATFORM, MAINTENANCE WORKERS, WELDERS, MECHANICS
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| 01:10:09 609.14 |
TRANSIT UNION, JOSEPH CARNEGIE, RANK AND FILE COMMITTEE, TALKS ABOUT GETTING "MEANINGFUL NEGRO REPRESENTATION WITHIN THE UNION"
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| 01:10:59 658.9 |
ROOSEVELT WATTS, BLACK EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE TRANSIT WORKERS UNION, CALLS JOE CARNEGIE A DISSIDENT WITH NO SUPPORT AMONG MEMBERS
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| 01:11:46 705.97 |
BLACK MAN, RUSSELL WARNER OF RANK AND FILE, TALKS ABOUT WATTS
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| 01:12:14 734.2 |
JOSEPH CARNEGIE DRIVING A CAR, TALKS ABOUT MAIL BALLOT PROBLEM WITH UNION ELECTIONS, BLACK CITY BUS DRIVER, VIEW FROM FRONT OF ELEVATED TRAIN SNOWY DAY, MOVING AROUND CURVE IN TRACK
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| 01:12:49 769.3 |
BLACK UNION MEN ON THE PHONE, BLACK MEN AT WORK
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| 01:13:08 787.97 |
JOSEPH CARNEGIE CAMPAIGNING FOR NEW UNION, UNDER EL TRAIN, GETTING SIGNATURES FOR HEARING, BLACK OFFICIAL COMES WITH POLICE OFFICER TO MOVE THEM, ARGUES WITH PUERTO RICAN WORKER, WHITE COPS SPEAKS CALMLY, NO PETITIONING IN SUBWAYS
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| 01:16:17 976.8 |
TRANSIT AUTHORITY ASSIGNMENT ROOM, NYC, FILM CREW, CONFRONTED BY BLACK AND WHITE UNION OFFICIALS
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| 01:17:01 1021.04 |
ROOSEVELT WATTS BLACK VICE PRESIDENT OF THE TWU UNION, SPEAKS ABOUT CARNEGIE'S RIGHTS,CU OF BLACK MAN'S HANDS FILLING OUT FORM
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| 01:17:40 1060.44 |
SPINNING TITLE CARD "RANK AND FILE" PROPOGANDA
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| 01:17:59 1078.9 |
BLACK MAN TALKS ABOUT CORRUPTION IN TWU
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| 01:18:19 1099.13 |
STILL OF WHITE TRANSIT AUTHORITY HEAD, WILLIAM RONAN
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| 01:18:28 1108.54 |
CLIPS OF NYC SUBWAYS AND RIDERS 1970
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| 01:18:42 1122.1 |
ELECTION POSTER FOR TWU LOCAL 100'S EXECUTIVE BOARD SLATE, 1969, 1970
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| 01:19:10 1150.01 |
JOE CARNEGIE LEADS ORGANIZERS MEETING FOR THE RANK AND FILE COMMITTEE
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| 01:19:47 1187.13 |
SUBWAY AT NIGHT, PASSING TRAIN, TRANSIT WORKERS ILLEGALLY LETTING PASSENGERS ON THE TRAIN FOR FREE, "DON'T PAY THE FARE", JOE CARNEGIE COMPLAINS ABOUT NEW CONTRACT FOR WORKERS
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| 01:20:54 1254.18 |
RANK AND FILE MEMBERS HANDING OUT FLYERS TO WORKERS, TALKING TO WHITE WORKERS
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| 01:21:37 1297.36 |
JOHN LEE HOOKER
BOOM BOOM
(live)
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| 01:24:27 1467.04 |
BLACK WOMAN FEEDING CHILDREN, NIGERIANS, HOSTS LOU HOUSE AND BILL GREAVES TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING 1970S
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| 01:25:36 1536.19 |
PROFESSOR CHARLES HAMILTON OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TALKS ABOUT THE 1960S, BLACK STRUGGLE HAS NEW TARGETS, WHITE CHURCHES SHOULD PAY REPARATIONS, COMMUNITY CONTROLS OF SCHOOLS, POLICE AND LAND. ELECTORAL POWER BY BLACKS. BLACK PANTHERS. STILLS OF BLACK AMERICA.
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| 01:28:52 1731.59 |
BLACK MEN PLAYING BASKETBALL OUTSIDE, RURAL AREA
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| 01:29:28 1767.72 |
BLACKS IN SPORTS, MUHAMMAD ALI BOXING, BASEBALL PLAYER, BASKETBALL GAME, TENNIS
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| 01:29:52 1792.07 |
JACKIE ROBINSON, CLIPS OF ROBINSON PLAYING BASEBALL
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| 01:30:23 1823.34 |
BILL RUSSELL, CLIPS OF HIM PLAYING BASKETBALL
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| 01:30:44 1843.72 |
ARTHUR ASHE PLAYING TENNIS
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| 01:31:12 1872.28 |
JOHNNY SAMPLE, FOOTBALL PLAYER FROM 1968 JETS, CLIPS OF HIM PLAYING
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| 01:31:34 1894.05 |
HARRY EDWARDS, PROTEST AT THE 1968 OLYMPICS
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| 01:31:55 1915.19 |
BILL GREAVES LEADS DISCUSSION WITH BLACK ATHLETES, TELEVISION AND THE MEDIA CUT WITH CLIPS OF 1960S SPORTS, THE MYTH OF THE BLACK ATHLETE, "ATHLETES ...ARE TREATED LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GIRL".
TALK ABOUT THE PROGRESS MAKE BY BLACK ATHLETES, TOKENISM, TENNIS VERSUS TEAM SPORTS AS CORPORATIONS. ARTHUR ASHE TALKS ABOUT THE COST OF A SUPERBOWL COMMERCIAL IN 1969 $180,000. WHITE PLAYERS MAKE MORE MONEY THAN BLACK ATHLETES, NO COACHES OF COLOR. |
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PROFESSOR HARRY EDWARDS TALKS ABOUT HOW BLACK ATHLETES ARE STARTING TO STAND UP.
BILL RUSSELL SAYS ITS NOW OR NEVER. JACKIE ROBINSON IS PROUD OF THE KIDS STANDING UP TO THE STATUS QUO, WISHES HE HAD DONE MORE. ROBINSON IS CONCERNED ABOUT GOLF IN SOUTH AFRICA. PANEL OF BLACK ATHLETES TALKING ABOUT RACISM IN SPORTS. BLACK ATHLETES MUST TAKE A STAND, GROWING MILITANCY. ASHE PREDICTS MORE DEMONSTRATIONS. CHARACTERIZES THE 1960S AS TURBULENT. PREDICTS MORE BLACK MANAGERS. THEY DISCUSS ROBERT SHELTON OF THE KLU KLUX KLAN. JACKIE ROBINSON SAYS HE WAS SO PROUD OF TOMMIE SMITH AND JOHN CARLOS AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES. CLIPS OF TOMMIE SMITH, LEE EVANS AND JOHN CARLOS STILL OF LEW ALCINDOR (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) |
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LEW ALCINDOR PLAYING BASKETBALL, BLACK ATHLETES, RUNNERS, ALI BOXING
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| 01:52:21 3140.36 |
JOHN LEE HOOKER
I'LL NEVER COME OUTTA THESE BLUES ALIVE
(live)
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HOST, LOU HOUSE, TALKS ABOUT THE BLUES, SAY GOOD NIGHT
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CREDITS SUPERIMPOSED OVER JOHN LEE HOOKER PLAYING GUITAR
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NET GRAPHIC, BLANK SLUG
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