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Opening Slate: NET - At Issue - Silent Conflict

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B&W photo still with narration - rugged shoreline where last slave ship from Africa landed on our continent. Ocean sound.

Wide shot group of black folk, six men and women, standing along shoreline, can be heard clapping and singing. foggy day

Pan over to next man, in newspaper boy cap and suit jacket singing along

All black audience, clapping, black man standing up in foreground wearing suit and tie and clapping.

Black man in suit and tie, the Rev. Julius Caesar Hope, giving a very positive and motivational speech of hope and progress to congregants at church (unseen). He talks about a program and agenda for Brunswick, Georgia to improve the lives of the mostly Black people in the community.

Pan out on rotunda revealing beautiful government building in Brunswick, Georgia lined with old palm trees, people are seen walking up the wide path to the building.

Slate: Quiet Conflict. overlay scenic pan of Brunswick pov moving vehicle

Cutaway scenery change to a more poverty stricken rural area, homes rundown are scattered about.

POV moving vehicle suburban area in Brunswick, palm tree lined streets, nice homes, vintage 60's cars parked out front - with narration. Narrator as vehicle moves through neighborhood speaking about the topic of the show, "how was the quiet desegregation achieved and how long will it last, about the population being only a little less than half Negro giving them economic power."

POV moving vehicle as it moves along through Brunswick downtown to more rural area with wide roads, flat terrain no trees, wide highway, vintage cars driving by

Downtown Brunswick again, pov moving vehicle, vintage white car with tail fins driving through intersection, Darling Shops signs painted on side of building, large brick building on corner, cars parked head-in, Merry Christmas banner hanging from one corner to the opposite side of street.
Narration about tourism and how "racial problems discourage tourism and business. Even before the civil rights laws most restaurants were serving Negroes and schools had been somewhat integrated here in Brunswick."

Driving by Glynn Academy, a 2 story brick building on tree lined street. The Academy was created in 1788 making it the oldest High School in Georgia. In 1889 the building was rebuilt to replace the old wooden structure.
Narration states this school was one of the first schools in the South to be Desegregated Without court action by African Americans.

As auto is driving by the main historical Glynn Academy building, narrator states that Brunswick credit for peace and progress has to do with the willingness of moderate men to take part in government. The many bi-racial committees working together behind the scenes agreed to to things quietly and without publicity.

Cutaway to Robert Squire, Interviewer who is seated at a table, hands crossed, talking with (unseen) Brunswick City Manager, Bruce Lovern.

Bruce Lovern continuing interview talking about how he made special trips to other towns (Albany, GA) to see how they manage their racial problems. He talks about how the people wisely chose communicating with each other to solve their problems. He states this is the secret to the success in Brunswick.

Pan an old wooden fishing boat docked.

An older black woman, Georgia Gibbs wearing a bucket hat, necklaces and earrings and sitting by the dock. Narrator introduces her as a citizen of Brunswick for 76 years, her dad was a Stevedore, and she helped to form the Brunswick NAACP, and she is still its Treasurer.

Mrs. Gibbs talks to Shaw (unseen) about the relationships between Blacks and Whites when she was a girl . She states "most Negroes worked for the Whites but they were very kind to them." She has seen those good relationships starting to decline about 25 years ago when strangers began to come into the community.

Mrs. Gibbs talking about "how things eventually grew better in Brunswick over the years, Negroes had more money, they had homes, better schools, people had cars which created more respect for the Negroes and better attitudes toward them."

Cutaway to a downtown street in Brunswick, brick storefronts, pizza place, palm tree, Black woman is seen unlocking door to shop.

Poster on interior wall of campaign headquarters with Rev. Hope's picture, and "Vote for and Support Rev. J.C. Hope"

Pan in on Reverend Hope speaking with interviewer about what it was like when he first came to Brunswick more than 5 years ago.

Rev Hope answering Stern's question, replies the community was somewhat complacent so as the head of the NAACP he looked around to see what the town needed. He talks about a golfing outing in Jekyl Island with other Black leaders, and when they arrived were told it was closed for watering - it was midday! He tells the story about how they then began to take action, having mass meetings, checking stats from other areas, and tried to pick out the good and leave the bad.

Cutaway to horizontal hanging sign reads: Passport Club with narration about Rev. Hope's opponent in the election, Reggie. Holtsendorf, owner of the Passport Club.

Sign on door, "Private Club", tail fins from white car, and a pick up truck driving slowly very close up in the frame.

Cutaway to a more rural area of Brunswick with wide empty road, a railroad crossing, trailer homes.

Quick pan over to a one story basic home, two windows, with a cardboard box on the small open porch and a sign leaning against the building "EZ Living Home".

Williams explains to Stern (unseen in this frame) the purpose of the Glynn County Citizens Council. He hands Stern an application card for membership.

Squier further questions Williams about the Council.

Williams putting a cigarette in his mouth and lighting it, continues the discussion.

Williams responding states he is a supporter of Holtsendorf, no surprise he won, and he should have won, resulting in anybody approaching a city council meeting whatever race will be able to get a clear cut straight and honest answer. States there will now be no more beating around the bush, no more promises, just honest and personal integrity in every level of government,

cutaway to slow pan down on a big old branchy tree growing on the sandy terrain at the beach.

Signage (on Jekyll Island) reads: Carriage Inn. Restaurant. cars parked below signage. Pan out and "Stuckley's" sign above Carriage Inn is revealed.

Squier's reporting from way out in front of the motel - motel is now in bkgd. He states that "businessmen are proud of their progress on desegregation but like to keep things quiet. They feel the Civil
Rights laws have been a mixed blessing, but most likely there will be separate rooms assigned for Whites and some for Negro use only."

Tilt down on a downtown street in Brunswick, streets are wide, low lying brick buildings, very little traffic if any, and some holiday decorations are seen.

Wide shot Mayor Mercer sitting at a table across from interviewer. Mercer talking about some of the issues in Brunswick and about the bitterness of the campaign.

Another shot of downtown Brunswick, a beautiful old tree in foreground.

Exterior The First National Bank of Brunswick building with narration about how the African Americans of Brunswick will now begin to use their greatest weapon, economic leverage.

Andrew Stern interviews Harris he asks "how important is the purchasing power of the negros?"

B&W photo still Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Wilkes (moved his family from Pennsylvania to Jekyll Island, GA)

Dr. Wilkes, the only African American dentist in Brunswick, talking (outdoors) with interviewer, Andrew Stern about building his home in Jekyll Island and how for many reasons he would not have been able to build there 10 years ago including not only financial, but mainly the circumstances of the relationship (between White and Blacks).

Wide shot a beautiful corner, three story, historic 1880 southern home.

Interviewer Lois Shaw sitting on porch with long time owner of the home and resident of Brunswick, Mrs. Ann Morris, an older White woman and active member of the Brunswick Human Relations Council, and the Godmother to Dr. Wilkes new baby!

Wide shot interior church - service going on, people in pews singing, and Reverend J. C. Hope at podium

Audience shot - Mostly Black women in church standing and seated, applauding.

Reverend J. C. Hope speaking emphatically, passionately (at church).

Close up young African American man applauding.

Wide shot Rev. Hope, smiling, talking light heartedly, standing at podium, group of Black people behind him on the stage. Applause is heard.

Rev. Hope at pulpit talking abut losing the election, and not being heartbroken - he's been through many days of darkness all of his days. He talks emphatically about still being in slavery, they're used to being mistreated so they shouldn't be mad or sad.

Rev. Hope summing up his sermon, evil cannot correct evil...love will always win out. He shouts, "You can't keep love down to save your life, you can't keep right down to save your life"...audience is heard chanting "yea". He states, ...one day it won't be long we will have a City Commissioner on the City Commission here in Brunswick, GA..."

POV moving vehicle through the suburban residential area of Brunswick, GA. Black children riding bikes down sidewalks through the neighborhood, with narration summing up the program.

Credits run over slow pan of Brunswick, Georgia.