Neighborhood Concerns Over Racial Segregation and Native American Culture (1977) - KXAN/KVUE Films

Duration: 12:01

Year Published: 1977

Sound: sound

Description: This film reel from KTVV-TV (now KXAN-TV) contains a series of television news footage that would have aired as highlights to news stories. Many are silent and would have been voiced over by the anchorperson. The segments on this reel date from March 5, 1977. This series contains news stories about a controversy related to the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan as well as Native American culture. The original 1928 Austin City Plan institutionalized racial segregation through zoning methods. This footage demonstrates community members’ concerns over a new housing development in their neighborhood, fearing that it would become an extension of segregated East Austin.