- Series
- What must be done
- Air Date
- 1968-11-29
- Duration
- 00:29:18
- Episode Description
- In the final program, panelists discussed the current lack of commitment--in the U.S. Congress, state and local governments, the private sector, and among the American people--to solving the education, employment, and housing problems of the inner city ghettos. Guests: John V. Lindsay, mayor of New York City; Whitney Young, Jr., executive director, National Urban League; Floyd McKissick, national director, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); and Osborn Elliott, editor of Newsweek.
- Series Description
- This series takes as its point of departure the award-winning issue of Newsweek Magazine published on November 20, 1967: "The Negro in America, What Must Be Done, a Program for Action." Moderated by Manhattan Borough president Percy Sutton, it features discussions about potential solutions to problems affecting ghettos, urban areas, and race relations.
- Subject(s)
- Creator(s)
- WLIB (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) (Producer)
- Contributors
- Sutton, Percy E. (Moderator)Elliott, Osborn (Guest)Young, Whitney, M. (Guest)Lindsay, John V. (John Vliet) (Guest)
- Genre(s)
- Geographic Region(s)
- regions
- Time Period
- 1961-1970
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