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Remembrances of Dr. King with the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker
In time for Martin Luther King Day and Black History Month, the Radio Advertising Bureau is making available a series of vignettes for broadcast and sponsorship opportunities.
“Remembrances of Dr. King with the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker” is a 21-part series taken from an interview with the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, Civil Rights leader and former Chief of Staff to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Below, you'll find:
- The written questions posed to Dr. Walker which may be voiced by your station talent for local interest.
- 15 - sound bites of the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker for 30-second vignettes (music bed not included). Some questions feature 2 answers for your use.
- 6 - sound bites of the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker for 60-second vignettes (music bed not included). Some questions feature 2 answers for your use.
- Billboard script for sponsors
Billboard Open: “Remembrances of Dr. King with the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker” is made possible by (sponsor name-and-claim).
Questions:
- Do you think Dr. King would be proud of how far this nation has come with Civil Rights or would he be disappointed at how far there is still to go?
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- Do you foresee a time when people will choose true equality and true integration in America?
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- If Dr. King had never visited Gandhi’s family in India, which shaped his understanding of non-violent resistance, do you believe the shape of his work would have been the same?
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- Of all the speeches Dr. King gave, which do you think was his most definitive?
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- What key societal issues do you think Dr. King would address today?
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- You knew him as a husband, father, and family man. What would he say to the number of fatherless families today?
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- Both you and Dr. King could rightfully be called ‘Men of Destiny.’ At what point did you realize you were called for such a purpose?
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- How is it that you came to be Dr. King’s chief of staff rather than vice versa?
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- What was it about the 1960s that made it the right time in history, the right moment, for people to come together and stand up, unified, against racial discrimination?
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- You were very young when you first became active in integrating society. What prompted you to go into a Whites Only cinema at only 9 years of age?
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- Why do you think whites, and especially Southern whites, did not see Civil Rights as a moral imperative at the time?
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- Why do you think that so many people of faith failed to see Civil Rights as a moral stand?
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- When was it that you first met Dr. King, and was there an immediate bond between you?
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- What do you remember most fondly about Dr. King?
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- I read in a letter that MLK referred to you as “Tee.” Did you have a (nickname) for him?
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- What do you think Dr. King would have said to you at Barack Obama’s Presidential inauguration had he lived to see it?
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- What do you think MLK would say to having a bust of himself placed in the White House by former President Clinton – the first African-American to be so featured – and then in the Oval Office by President Obama?
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- What would his views be on the current state of equal-opportunity education?
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- When looking back to the Civil Rights movement from today, what would Dr. King most have us remember?
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Billboard Close: “Remembrances of Dr. King with the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker” was made possible by (sponsor name-and-claim).
Audio produced by the Radio Advertising Bureau with special thanks to producer/associate Dawn Hill.
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