Year

1980-05-22

Video Details

8:35; color; sound, V-239 BA334; S.1239

Description

Gov. LeRoy Collins reflects on the civil rights movement in an interview with a WFSU-TV reporter. He states that during his tenure as governor he felt that change had to come peacefully in order to be effective. He comments that his experiences with civil rights leaders and as Commissioner of the Community Relations Service convinced him that integration would have a positive impact on society. The segment ends with the former Governor commenting that his religious beliefs made him sympathetic with the civil rights movement and additional commentary on his friendship with Dr. Martin Luther King. Produced by WFSU-TV.

Contributors

WFSU-TV

Corporate Subject

Community Relations Service

Geographic Subject

Tallahassee

Personal Subject

Collins, LeRoy, 1909-1991
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

Subject

African American history
Civil rights activists
Civil rights movement
Governors-Florida
Interviews
Politicians
Politics