Critical Writing Index

The Glaring Light: TV Coverage of Civil Rights in the Peabody Collection

by Barry L. Sherman and Patricia J. Priest

1988 American Film Institute Video Festival, Oct. 27, 1988, pp. 20-26

An essay that discusses the Peabody Awards. This essay chronicles the award winners who dealt with civil rights stories, from 1949 to 1965.

ITEM 1988.082 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Morley Safer at Cam NeMorley Safer

The War at OxfordEd Turner

NET DecisionsWGBH-TV

See It NowCBS

White Paper: Sit InNBC

TelecopterKTLA

KKK: The Invisible EmpireCBS

Prize: America's Civil Rights YearsBlackside Inc.

AwakeningBlackside Inc.

Fighting BackBlackside Inc.

Ain't Scared of Your JailsBlackside Inc.

No Easy WalkBlackside Inc.

Mississippi: Is this AmericaBlackside Inc.

Bridge to FreedomBlackside Inc.