Realidades; “Your Vote is Powerful”; Su Voto Es Poderoso

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Series
Realidades
Episode
“Your Vote is Powerful”
Episode
Su Voto Es Poderoso
Producing Organization
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-2317fe1015d
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Description
Episode Description
A review of the effects of the Voting Rights Act on the Spanish-speaking population of the U.S. It follows the activities of a voter education and registration campaign. Host Humberto Cintron conducts a studio interview with individuals working for the passage of the legislation and in the implementation of voter registration. Guests include Hon. Herman Badillo (D-NY); Al Perez, Esq. of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund; Raquel Creitoff, Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Filmed in Pecos, Texas. Taped in New York and Washington, D.C.
Broadcast Date
1977-08-12
Created Date
1977-02-26
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Documentary
Topics
Race and Ethnicity
Politics and Government
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:29:18.557
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Credits
Director: Hankal, Robert
Host: Cintron, Humberto
Panelist: Creitoff, Raquel
Panelist: Perez, Al
Panelist: Oliveros, Jack John
Panelist: Badillo, Herman
Producer: Ortiz, Raquel
Producing Organization: WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
Identifier: cpb-aacip-ffc1bb3351a (Filename)
Format: Film
Thirteen WNET
Identifier: cpb-aacip-10a38826152 (Filename)
Format: Film
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Citations
Chicago: “Realidades; “Your Vote is Powerful”; Su Voto Es Poderoso,” 1977-08-12, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 14, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-2317fe1015d.
MLA: “Realidades; “Your Vote is Powerful”; Su Voto Es Poderoso.” 1977-08-12. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 14, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-2317fe1015d>.
APA: Realidades; “Your Vote is Powerful”; Su Voto Es Poderoso. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-2317fe1015d