Reaction Film: All of the People Against Some of the People
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The Turning Points: America In the Twentieth Century; this episode of the television series chronicles the desegregation of the University of Alabama.
Credits
Mert Koplin (filmmaker); Charles Grinker (filmmaker); John Christophel (editor)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Sunrise Media Collection
Notes: This production narrates events leading up to the University of Alabama’s enrollment of its first two African American students, Vivian Malone, and James Hood, and incorporates speeches and conflicting viewpoints concerning desegregation by Governor George Wallace, President John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Shelton. Voiceover narration throughout provides context to the images depicted onscreen.
Distributed by: Pictura Films Distribution Corporation (New York)
Subjects: Civil rights; Demonstrations; Government officials; Racism; Student movements; Universities and colleges
Places: North America > United States > Alabama
Language: English
Cfa elements: 550 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/7006
Notes: This production narrates events leading up to the University of Alabama’s enrollment of its first two African American students, Vivian Malone, and James Hood, and incorporates speeches and conflicting viewpoints concerning desegregation by Governor George Wallace, President John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Shelton. Voiceover narration throughout provides context to the images depicted onscreen.
Distributed by: Pictura Films Distribution Corporation (New York)
Subjects: Civil rights; Demonstrations; Government officials; Racism; Student movements; Universities and colleges
Places: North America > United States > Alabama
Language: English
Cfa elements: 550 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/7006
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:24:55