Virginia Currents; Arthur Ashe

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Series
Virginia Currents
Episode
Arthur Ashe
Producing Organization
WCVE-TV (Television station : Richmond, Va.)
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-2r3nv9b748
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Description
Episode Description
"The program documents a deep-seeded controversy: the debate over placing a statue of tennis champion Arthur Ashe on historic Monument Avenue in Richmond, VA - Ashe's hometown. "Monument Avenue is lined with confederate war heroes. Some say Arthur Ashe doesn't belong there, while others insist the statue is long overdue. And still others argue the avenue is a disgrace, a misguided tribute to white southern villains who fought to preserve slavery and forever shackle the black man. "The program documents the debate, covering events as they happened. But when all those events are linked, a bigger picture comes into focus. The program as a whole asks questions of race and heritage. The topics are sensitive, the issues delicate. Only by raising them, can we then confront them. It is for this reason the program merits Peabody consideration. As one speaker puts it, the debate is not about Arthur Ashe at all - it is about who we are as a people."--1996 Peabody Awards entry form. This episode centers around four men and their efforts to preserve the past. The first man profiled is 90-year-old Oscar Bowles, who still goes door to door selling Fuller Brush supplies. The program interviews him as he goes about his work day. Next is Edgar Shoe, who collects memorabilia from classic western films. He talks about his collection and shows off certain pieces. Buddy Golding, who worked for the Western Electric Company, exhibits old telephones, and he discusses the history of the telephone and shows different phones in his collection. Finally, Bill and Evelyn Collie are profiled. They run a shop selling and fixing typewriters. At the end of the episode, the 1996 Virginia election results are discussed by guest Jeff Shapiro.
Broadcast Date
1996-12-27
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:27:59.411
Credits
Producing Organization: WCVE-TV (Television station : Richmond, Va.)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-82570c3b544 (Filename)
Format: Betacam
Duration: 0:27:40
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Citations
Chicago: “Virginia Currents; Arthur Ashe,” 1996-12-27, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 21, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-2r3nv9b748.
MLA: “Virginia Currents; Arthur Ashe.” 1996-12-27. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 21, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-2r3nv9b748>.
APA: Virginia Currents; Arthur Ashe. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-2r3nv9b748