Here's a video of Harry Belafonte, Charlton Heston, Sidney Poitier, Joseph Manckiewicz, Marlon Brando, and James Baldwin taking part in a roundtable discussion in the aftermath of the March on Washington, with the assistance of moderator David Schoenburn. Heston's presence may be a surprise to some, but he was an ardent proponent of civil rights before his descent into right-wing politics. The discussion was arranged by the U.S. Information Agency, which was concerned about what the civil rights struggle was doing to the American image abroad.
Technically, with regard to the production values, it's an artifact from another age. Sadly, in terms of the civility of the discourse, it's every bit as much of an artifact. That will not change soon. May we all work to change it as soon as possible.
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