Monday, August 22, 2016

White Movie Stars Discuss Black Civil Rights March (1963)


This video was published on  YouTube on June 29, 2016. 

Rare film footage shot at the home of actor #CharltonHeston where some of Hollywood’s top white stars had gathered to plan their participation in the 1963 March on Washington for Black American civil rights where #MartinLutherKing delivered his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech.

Some of those gathered included #MarlonBrando, #TonyCurtis, #JamesGarner, #RitaGarner, #TonyFranciosa, #RitaMoreno and #JudyFranciosa (along with a black attorney for the NAACP, #TomNeusom). Heston’s role as chairperson of this unofficial group of actor/activists is somewhat ironic given his ultra-conservative views and deep antagonism towards Black Americans. 

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