July 3rd, 1990. Geraldo Rivera on his namesake talk show hosts a panel of notable community members to discuss race relations both in New York City and acrosst he nation. How would you ease racial tensions?
“Roy Innis do you consider Reverend Sharpton to be part of the solution to racial problems … in this nation, or part of the problem?”
In addition to Roy and Al the panel includes C Vernon mason an ally of Mr. Sharpton, Stephen Murphy a very public attorney defending white youths, Collin Moore an attorney who represents racial victims, Baek Cho owner of a Korean supermarket and Harriet Bogart of the ADL.
This show takes places during the events of the “Family Red Apple Boycott”, where a Haitian woman was allegedly assaulted by a Korean shopkeeper. The boycott lasted 18 months.
This day in Geraldo’s television history.