The World Of Harry Golden

Archival annotation: Produced by WGTV University of Georgia for National Educational Television (NET) series "The Creative Person." "Harry Golden, editor-publisher of _The Carolina Israelite_ and author of For 2 Cents Plain, Only in America, Forgotten Pioneer, Enjoy, Enjoy, and a biography of Carl Sandburg, discusses his career, his literary achievements, and his philosophies on life. Cameras follow him on a nostalgic return to his boyhood home on New York City's Lower East Side where he visits his former grammar school, chats with some of the students, and pays a visit to his old apartment house on Eldridge Street. Well known for his wit and humor, Mr. Golden describes his famous Golden Vertical Negro Plan which he conceived and offered to the North Carolina legislature to save them the millions of dollars they now spend on separate segregated school systems by removing the seats and having Negroes and whites stand in the same room, since the opposition came from those who did not want Negroes and whites seated together. As guest speaker before a local Carolina women's club, the politically influential Golden assesses the problem of co-existence of the races as being a public right rather than a private preference. The argument of a Negro marrying your sister, Golden maintains, does not enter the picture at all, because she could say no, can't she? Golden also praises civil rights organizations such as the NAACP for the tremendous strides they have made in improving race relations, not only for the progress made toward advancement of the goals of Negroes, but also because any progress made by them also affords the poor whites and the Jews a free ride." (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche) , Director: David Fisher Camera: Bill Smith Sound: Norm Virag Assistant: Peter Hudson Producer: William H. Hale, Ed.D. Production: Hill Bermont