Say Brother premieres (1968-07)

CTL-E-4811 · Event · founding · 1968

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Premiere of WGBH's Say Brother in July 1968, three months after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. — a series by, for, and about Boston's Black community.

Notes

RELP111 supporting event; events.json CTL-EVT-023901.

Relationships

Say Brother / Basic Black — held at
Say Brother premiere event for the series, July 1968.

Referenced by

Say Brother premieres on WGBH (1968-07-15) — related to → this record

Sources

American Archive of Public Broadcasting - Say Brother/Basic Black special collection
WGBH Media Library and Archives (aapb2) - Say Brother/Basic Black collection page

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