Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963]]> Talbert, Mary]]> Niagara Movement]]> African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> Originally aired on WIVB-TV.]]> Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)]]> Hairston, Mylous (Producer, Writer, Reporter)]]> Ersing, Rich (Producer, Photographer, Editor)]]> Mombrea, Mike, Jr. (Producer, Contributing Photographer, Editor)]]> Schlaerth, Joseph (Producer)]]> Musial, Chris (Executive Producer)]]> Swenson, Scott (Contributing Photographer)]]> Schrodt, Roy (Post-production Editor)]]> Mombrea, John (Post-production Editor)]]> Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Arts Director)]]> Newberg, Rich (Researcher)]]> Hairston, Mylous (Researcher)]]> Ersing, Rich (Researcher)]]> Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Researcher)]]> Schlaerth, Joseph (Researcher)]]> Musial, Chris (Researcher)]]> eng]]> Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913]]> Nash, J. Edward (Jesse Edward), 1868-1957]]> Michigan Street Baptist Church]]> Underground Railroad--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> Fugitive slaves--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> Originally aired on WIVB-TV.]]> Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)]]> Dawkins, Don (Producer, Photographer, Editor)]]> Vetter, Tom (Producer, Photographer, Editor)]]> Musial, Chris (Producer)]]> Hairston, Mylous (Reporter)]]> Mombrea, Mike Jr. (Contributing Photographer)]]> Van Horn, Mike (Graphic Artist)]]> Mombrea, John (Post-production Editor)]]> Baxter, Tim (Post-production Editor)]]> Battilana, Tony (Director)]]> Foster, Joseph D. (Tape Operator)]]> Benzel, Gary (Audio Engineer)]]> Brown, Dave (Chyron Operator)
]]> eng]]> Brown, Byron]]> Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963]]> Talbert, Mary]]> Niagara Movement]]> National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--History--20th century]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> Originally aired on WIVB-TV.]]> Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Host)]]> Hairston, Mylous (Producer, Writer, Reporter)]]> Mombrea, Mike, Jr. (Producer, Photographer, Editor)]]> Root, Kim (Producer, Photographer, Editor)]]> Schlaerth, Joseph (Executive Producer)]]> Murphy, Kurt (Graphic Arts Director)]]> Vinciguerra, Jerry (Graphic Artist)]]> Williams, Lillian (Historical Consultant)]]> Dee, Joe (Contributing Photographer)]]> Ersing, Matt (Contributing Photographer)]]> Hutchinson, Dave (Contributing Photographer)]]> Ivancic, Paul (Contributing Photographer)]]> Newberg, Rich (Researcher)]]> Hairston, Mylous (Researcher)]]> Parrotte, Mark (Researcher)]]> Schlaerth, Joseph (Researcher)]]> eng]]> King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--Economic conditions]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--Social conditions]]> Buffalo civil rights leaders reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King's dream vs. reality. Revisits the urban riots of the turbulent 1960s. The series raises the question: Are Buffalo's African American citizens better off now than they were during those times? Segments feature reflections from William Gaiter, George Arthur, Jim Pitts. There is archival footage of black leaders of the B.U.I.L.D. organization confronting Mayor Frank Sedita about the need to create jobs. Black Buffalo police Lt. John Eberhart says he joined the Buffalo Police Department in the 1960s as an act of self-defense, “to keep myself from the police.” Former Buffalo police officer Ted Kirkland reflects on his federal lawsuit against the city over the lack of black officers on the force. Former Buffalo School Board president Florence Baugh recalls the condition of the schools before desegregation. She calls desegregation “the most exciting social revolution occurring in the City of Buffalo.” School Superintendent Eugene Reville said English and math scores are up, while the drop out rate is down. The suspension rate for black students, however, was twice as high as that of white students.

]]> Originally aired on WIVB-TV.]]> Newberg, Rich (Producer, Writer, Reporter)]]> Root, Kim (Photographer, Editor)]]> eng]]> Smith, Bennet Walker]]> African Americans--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> African Americans--Civil rights--New York (State)--Buffalo--History]]> Originally aired on WIVB-TV.]]> Newberg, Rich (Writer, Reporter)]]> Schultz, Laurie (Writer, Reporter)]]> eng]]>