MPT Specials
MLK SPEAKS: A Conversation with Martin Luther King, Jr.
Special | 2h 56m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Controversial David Susskind interview with MLK two months before the March on Washington.
In 1963, controversial TV host David Susskind interviewed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on national television two months before the March on Washington. The full program has not been broadcast since then – until now. MPT airs the interview that challenged Pres. John F. Kennedy to support Civil Rights in America. With comments from historians, journalists and activists who were there.
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MPT Specials is a local public television program presented by MPT
MPT Specials
MLK SPEAKS: A Conversation with Martin Luther King, Jr.
Special | 2h 56m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1963, controversial TV host David Susskind interviewed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on national television two months before the March on Washington. The full program has not been broadcast since then – until now. MPT airs the interview that challenged Pres. John F. Kennedy to support Civil Rights in America. With comments from historians, journalists and activists who were there.
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