Black Journal; 302; The Black Olympian

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Series
Black Journal
Episode Number
302
Episode
The Black Olympian
Producing Organization
Educational Broadcasting Corporation. NET Division
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/512-5h7br8n93r
NOLA Code
BLJL
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Description
Episode Description
Vince Matthews, the black Olympic gold medalist whose failure to stand at attention during the national anthem triggered controversy both here and abroad, gives his first interview since the games on Black Journal. Matthews is interviewed by Black Journal host Tony Brown and Robert deLeon of Jet magazine. At the Olympic Games in Munich, Matthews went to the victory stand, received his gold medal for the 400 meter run, and walked away to a chorus of catcalls and boos, prompted by his behavior during the playing of the US national anthem. Matthews and fellow black athlete Wayne Collett were barred by the international Olympic committee from all future Olympic competition for what the committee termed a disgusting display on the victory stand. Matthews, who felt that reporters at Munich had distorted his story, has refused all interviews since he returned to the United States. He made the decision to speak out on Black Journal explaining, It is important that the black audience know the truth about what happened. According to the 24-year-old runner, he and Collett never discussed the idea of not standing at attention. It was spontaneous, he said. I felt hypocritical standing at attention: Im not wrapped up with patriotism. Black Journal is a production of NET Division, Educational Broadcasting Corporation (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
Black Journal began as a monthly series produced for, about, and to a large extent by black Americans, which used the magazine format to report on relevant issues to black Americans. Starting with the October 5, 1071 broadcast, the show switched to a half-hour weekly format that focused on one issue per week, with a brief segment on black news called Grapevine. Beginning in 1973, the series changed back into a hour long show and experimented with various formats, including a call-in portion. From its initial broadcast on June 12, 1968 through November 7, 1972, Black Journal was produced under the National Educational Television name. Starting on November 14, 1972, the series was produced solely by WNET/13. Only the episodes produced under the NET name are included in the NET Collection. For the first part of Black Journal, episodes are numbered sequential spanning broadcast seasons. After the 1971-72 season, which ended with episode #68, the series started using season specific episode numbers, beginning with #301. The 1972-73 season spans #301 - 332, and then the 1973-74 season starts with #401. This new numbering pattern continues through the end of the series.
Broadcast Date
1972-10-10
Asset type
Episode
Topics
Race and Ethnicity
Media type
Moving Image
Credits
Executive Producer: Brown, Tony
Interviewee: Matthews, Vince
Interviewer: Brown, Tony
Interviewer: deLeon, Robert
Producing Organization: Educational Broadcasting Corporation. NET Division
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2279063-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Color: Color
Duration: 0:29:11
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2279063-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: Color
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2279063-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Master
Color: Color
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Citations
Chicago: “Black Journal; 302; The Black Olympian,” 1972-10-10, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 24, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-5h7br8n93r.
MLA: “Black Journal; 302; The Black Olympian.” 1972-10-10. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 24, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-5h7br8n93r>.
APA: Black Journal; 302; The Black Olympian. 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-512-5h7br8n93r