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Aliens apply for amnesty

Description: Aliens take advantage of INS amnesty program by applying for legalization on last day before deadline.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/04/1988

Blacks' arrival in Massachusetts

Description: Hope Kelly reports on a celebration at the Museum of Afro-American History marking the arrival of the first African Americans in Massachusetts. Kelly notes that the first African Americans arrived as immigrants, not as slaves. Kelly's report features footage of Henry Hampton (Chairman, Museum of Afro-American History) addressing the gathering. Kelly reviews the history of African Americans in Massachusetts. Kelly's report is accompanied by historical photos and drawings related to African American history in Massachusetts.
1:00:09: Visual: Footage of a group of African American singers performing a song. Hope Kelly reports that a gathering at the Museum of Afro-American History celebrated the anniversary of the arrival of black immigrants in Massachusetts; that the first black immigrants arrived in Massachusetts on February 26, 1638. V: Shot of a black and white image of black immigrants and early white settlers; of a ship in a harbor; of a black man addressing a crowd. Footage of Henry Hampton (Chairman of the Board, Museum of Afro-American History) saying that the most important history is found in the lives of individual people; that people form the families and cultures which are important to history. Kelly reports that the first black immigrants arrived in a boat from the West Indies; that the first black immigrants were not slaves; that many worked as servants and laborers and in factories; that skilled professions were off limits to the first black immigrants. V: Shots of a black and white image of early black immigrants in the hold of a boat; of a poster for a slave auction. Shots of black and white images of the early black immigrants working as servants. Shot of a color image of black men working as dock laborers. Shots of a black and white image of black immigrant women working in a factory. Shot of a black and white image of black men and women waiting at a dock as sailing ships approach. Shot of a black and white image of a slave auction. Kelly reports that the experience of black immigrants in the north was different from that of black slaves in the South. V: Shot of a black and white image of two black children and a white school master. Shots of black and white photos of African Americans in Boston in the nineteenth century. Footage of Henry Hampton addressing an audience. Hampton says that the study of history must include the stories of all people. Footage of a group of African American singers singing "Amazing Grace."
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/26/1988

Compilation tape

Description: Regina Maris ship. Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg unveils JFK sculpture model. Michael Dukakis and William Bulger pose for picture with the statue. Soviet ambassador Yuri Dubynin give speech at Kennedy Library on nuclear weapons control; Jerome Wiesner, McGeorge Bundy, Ted Sorenson, Edward Kennedy. Christian Science Twitchells story. Steven Pierce on revenue in the State House chambers. Massachusetts National Guard building. Illegal immigrant raid at Suffolk Downs. Justice Department seal. Excerpts from Charles Stark Draper films, including lecture, "Theory of Inertial Guidance" from 1961, "The Airplane at Play" from 1931, with audio from a 1976 lecture, and 1976 dedication ceremony in Technology Square.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/01/1988

Detainee overload

Description: Pakistani detainee fell to his death attempting to escape.This is aggravated consequence of overloaded capacity of INS to process would-be immigrants lacking visas. Customs officials stamping passports.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/12/1988

Illegal alien amnesty deadline

Description: Immigrants apply in record numbers for legalization as amnesty deadline nears. aliens.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/29/1988

Illegal aliens and nursing home

Description: Hingham nursing home imported illegal aliens from Ireland, promising working papers. Proprietor indicted. Frank McNamara.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/03/1988

Keverian's Armenian heritage

Description: House Speaker George Keverian talks about his Armenian heritage and growing up in Everett of immigrant parents. Ethnic pride was rekindled by his political career.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/14/1988

Paritsky émigré family

Description: Soviet émigré Paritsky family comes to US before resettling in Israel. They express their appreciation for freedom and say they will never return to USSR.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/07/1988

Russian culture locally

Description: Proprietors of Russian deli, restaurant, and trinkets store tell of their entrepreneurial success in spreading their culture among Americans and émigrés. Amber jewelry, Soviet newspaper.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/07/1988

Salvadoran refugees

Description: Salvadoran refugees arrested @ Suffolk Downs now have no means of earning a living. Centro Presente & Ray Flynn believe these immigrants should be given political asylum. Aliens, undocumented workers.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/28/1988