01/14/1998 Florida Crossroads – The Fight for Right

This is the story of how the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) developed in Florida and how it helped African-Americans fight their way through racial barriers in the 20th century. Meet Robert Saunders, a man who took charge of the embattled state organization in the wake of one of the most violent periods in Florida’s struggle for civil rights. In this program, Saunders recalls how he and other prominent African-Americans carried on the struggles for educational and social equality, political representation, and the advancement of their race.