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For many people outside the U.S, race is an essential part of what defines America. And it is Hollywood that is helping to supply many of the images. In the second report in an occasional series on Color around the world-- Phillip Martin traveled to Taiwan to speak with students there about how they perceive civil rights, immigration and race relations in the USA. What is the role of movies in shaping overseas public opinion about America's unsteady color line?
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Piece Description
For many people outside the U.S, race is an essential part of what defines America. And it is Hollywood that is helping to supply many of the images. In the second report in an occasional series on Color around the world-- Phillip Martin traveled to Taiwan to speak with students there about how they perceive civil rights, immigration and race relations in the USA. What is the role of movies in shaping overseas public opinion about America's unsteady color line?
Broadcast History
The piece is nearly 7 minutes long. A 4 minute version of this story aired on The World in December 19th, as part of the year-long Color Initiative.
Transcript
For many people outside this country, race is a large part of what defines America. And it is Hollywood that is helping to supply many of the images. As part of an occasional series of reports on Color around the world, we have this report from independent producer, Phillip Martin.
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PHILLIP TRACK:
**** (PRODUCER NOTE: Bring in SHARPTON HOT and lower under track at: 06 seconds and fade SLOWLY to full stop)
o SHARPTON: What do we want? JUSTICE! What do we want? JUSTICE! When do we want it? NOW! When do we want it? NOW! 10 sec.
PHILLIP TRACK: The Reverend Al Sharpton at a rally in Washington in November calling attention to hate crimes in the U.S., and to what he believes is the failure of the Justice Department to investigate them. Sharpton?s not alone. According to a new poll by the Pew Foundation, most African Am...
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Timing and Cues
Report is 5:43 (SOC is over music)
MUX and SFX begin after SOC at 5:43 to (fade out) at 7:00
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybe Tomorrow | Stereophonics | Soundtracks for Crash. | V2 Records | 2004 | 01:30 |
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