John V. Lindsay speaks about the events following the death of Martin Luther King,Jr., April 5 and April 10, 1968 (excerpts) from night full hot scene Watch Video
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Description: Archival footage from the WNYC-TV Moving Image Collection, Municipal Archives, City of New YorknnnEarly in his administration, Lindsay earned a reputation for his willingness to walk the streets to communicate with black and Latino New Yorkers. He helped to quell racially charged riots in Brooklyn in July 1966 and in East Harlem in July 1967 by personally appearing there to appeal for calm and peace. In 1967, his record earned him appointment to the National Commission on Civil Disturbances, kno
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