Year

1964-03-26

Video Details

20:12; b&w; sound; V-219 DA120; S. 828

Description

Gov. Farris Bryant comments on the arrest of John W. Davis in an attempt to thwart violence in the Florida East Coast Railway strike, his recent meeting with former President Harry Truman, the invasion of Florida airspace by Cuban military aircraft, racial tension in Florida and a civil rights demonstration in Tallahassee. There are several in-camera edits and re-shot responses at the end of the film. Produced by the Florida Development Commission.

Contributors

Florida Development Commission

Corporate Subject

Florida East Coast Railway

Geographic Subject

Tallahassee

Personal Subject

Bryant, Farris, 1914-2002
Davis, John W.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Subject

African American history
Civil rights
Cold War
Demonstrations
Governors-Florida
Politicians
Politics
Race relations
Strikes and lockouts