The Sheraton Palace Hotel demonstrations

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Program Title:
The Sheraton Palace Hotel demonstrations
PRA Archive #: 
BB0493
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Report on the Ad Hoc Committee Against Discrimination's demonstration against racist hiring practices at the Sheraton Palace Hotel, San Francisco. Features audio of Joseph Sullivan, President of the Hotel Employers of San Francisco at a press conference; comedian and activist Dick Gregory addressing the protesters; Tracy Sims (now Tamam Tracy Moncur), organizer and spokesperson for the protest, announces the Committee's victory. Burton White reads the full text of the agreement between the Hotel Employers of San Francisco and the Ad Hoc Committee Against Discrimination over phone. Produced by John Whiting from recordings made by Scott Keech, Marilyn Schaefer, Al Silbowitz and Burton White. Narration by Burton White and Scott Keech.

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circa Mar. 1964.
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KPFA, 7 Mar. 1964.
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1 reel (42 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.|42:00
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Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1964.
Rights Summary: 
RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
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