Capitol Journal - Civil Rights
Capitol Journal - Civil Rights
(01:00:00) WETA logo, PBS funding credits (01:00:13) Two unidentified men make different statements about the Civil Rights Commission - footage of them is in a window under which runs a banner reading Capitol Journal (01:00:31) In tv studio Capitol Journal host Hodding Carter introduces show, Capitol Journal title screen and animation (01:00:54) Carter talks about the Civil Rights Commission under the Reagan administration, footage of hearings held by the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights investigating the Civil Rights Commission, on screen text of Civil Rights Commission improprieties (01:03:57) Carter standing outside the Capital Building gives brief history of Civil Rights Commission, on screen text of Reagan's Commission changes, Commission Chairman CLARENCE PENDLETON explains administration's goals for the Civil Rights Commission (01:05:21) Testimony of Civil Rights Commission member MORRIS ABRAM before House Subcommittee, comments of MARY FRANCES BERRY employee of Civil Rights Commission on practices of the Commission, comments of RALPH NEAS of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights on the Commission, testimony of WILLIAM BRADFORD REYNOLDS of the U.S. Department of Justice before the House Subcommittee on why federal affirmative action programs should be abolished (issues of sex, and or gender, race included in this bit) (01:09:40) President RONALD REAGAN at a press conference says he wants a "color blind society", Representative DON EDWARDS, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights comments on rising racial and gender based discrimination (01:10:50) Back in studio Carter explains why he couldn't get interviews with members of Civil Rights Commisssion, Carter introduces interviews conducted earlier in a Capital building office with members of the Subcommittee on Civil and Constituional Rights: Representatives PATRICIA SCHROEDER and JIM SENSENBRENNER, they discuss budget and focus of the Civil Rights Commission (01:18:44) Back in studio Carter introduces a discussion panel: STEVEN ROBERTS of the New York Times, DONALD LAMBRO of the United Features Syndicate, GEORGE CURRY of the Chicago Tribune, they discuss affirmative action and civil rights legislation in Congress (01:26:35) Carter thanks guests and closes out program, credits roll (01:27:30) PBS funding credits