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Red Sox Racism

Description: History of racism in the Red Sox and the recent Tommy Harper controversy. Harper was a former player and a coach who sued the Red Sox in 1985 for allowing the Elks Club of Winter Haven, which was segregated, to invite only the team's white players to its establishment. Aerial view of Fenway Park, stock footage of past Red Sox players, interview with Tommy Harper, Winter Haven Elks Club in Florida, interview with Mike Easler and Al Bumbry, and shots of the Red Sox practicing. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/25/1986

Tom Seaver to Boston

Description: Story about Tom Seaver coming to the Red Sox. Seaver at a press conference, older footage of Seaver playing baseball, excerpts from Red Sox games. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/30/1986

Statue of Liberty

Description: Story on the Statue of Liberty and the history of immigration to the United States. Old footage of immigrants, workers building a railroad, and workers in factories. Shots of the statue of Liberty, old stills and footage, reporter standup, and a man commenting on immigration. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/03/1986

Royal Wedding

Description: Story on the wedding of Prince Andrew of York and Sarah Ferguson. Footage of the wedding ceremony and related celebrations. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/23/1986

USFL

Description: Story on the United States Football League and a controvery over television contracts. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/29/1986

Great Sports Year

Description: A look back at Boston area sports teams in 1986 and how well they have done. Covers the Patriots trip to the Super Bowl, boxing, the Boston Marathon, the Celtics, the Bruins, and the Red Sox. Highlights from the various sporting events, fans celebrating, and a parade. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/1986

South Africa - Gillian Garb

Description: Story about the current political situation in South Africa. Footage of people in South Africa attending church, walking down the road, and protesting. Politicians in the United States fighting over the issue of Apartheid, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu telling Ronald Reagan to "go to hell," and an interview with Gillian Garb, an ex-pat from South Africa, about Apartheid and being a white South African who disagrees with the current government. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/04/1986

Berlin Wall

Description: Story on the history of the Berlin Wall and how it affected the current political situation in 1986. Old footage and stills of Nikita Khrushchev, John Kennedy, Soviet parades, missles, refugees crossing from east to west Berlin, and the building of the wall. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/06/1986

Frank Manning Obituary

Description: Overview of activist for elderly rights Frank Manning's life and career. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/12/1986

Checkpoint: Harvard

Description: Story on Harvard's 350th anniversary. Footage of the college campus and interviews with professor Henry Wyzanski and Doris Kearns Goodwin. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/02/1986