Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Phillip Key, 1981
- Raw Footage
- Interview with Phillip Key, 1981
- Contributing Organization
- WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/15-ks6j09wd4p
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Vietnam Veteran Brother Phillip Key discusses being drafted and serving twenty-one months in Vietnam. Key recalls his first impressions of landing in Vietnam, and mentions the distinct smell, the fear, and the changes he saw his platoon go through as the plane landed amidst attack. Key describes a normal day and the juxtaposition of being black in Vietnam and the civil rights movement at home. He talks about forming a black identity while in Vietnam and beginning to question why he was there, forming stronger feelings that the war was unjust. Key also remembers the widespread availability of drugs in Vietnam and the infighting that occurred within the units.
- Date
- 1981-07-15
- Date
- 1981-07-15
- Asset type
- Raw Footage
- Subjects
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States--History--1945-; Marine service--United States; United States--Politics and government; Culture and communication in Asia; African Americans--Asian influences; marijuana; War and society; assassination; Women and war; race relations; Veterans--United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American; Vietnam--History--1945-1975; Vietnam (Democratic Republic); Racism; Vietnam (Republic); African American veterans
- Rights
- Rights Note:1) No materials may be re-used without references to appearance releases and WGBH/UMass Boston contract. 2) It is the responsibility of a production to investigate and re-clear all rights before re-use in any project. ,Rights: ,Rights Credit:WGBH Educational Foundation,Rights Type:,Rights Coverage:,Rights Holder:WGBH Educational Foundation
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Publisher: WGBH Educational Foundation
Writer: Key, Phillip
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WGBH
Identifier: 17885ec60c2365ceed53537fd2dc9ee4de933ca3 (ArtesiaDAM UOI_ID)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:47:14:24
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Phillip Key, 1981,” 1981-07-15, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed January 3, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-ks6j09wd4p.
- MLA: “Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Phillip Key, 1981.” 1981-07-15. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. January 3, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-ks6j09wd4p>.
- APA: Vietnam: A Television History; Interview with Phillip Key, 1981. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-ks6j09wd4p