Julia Louis-Dreyfus
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Go.
Go.
Well, this is the story I want you to tell, please, because I was lucky to be at the Academy Museum when you were getting the honor recently.
Well, this is the story I want you to tell, please, because I was lucky to be at the Academy Museum when you were getting the honor recently.
I know, but our listeners don't know it. So you need to explain, set the stage. You were involved in the Civil Rights Movement. You were there at the March on Washington. And you were right there next to Dr. King, correct?
I know, but our listeners don't know it. So you need to explain, set the stage. You were involved in the Civil Rights Movement. You were there at the March on Washington. And you were right there next to Dr. King, correct?
Yes.
Yes.
She was his good friend. Was it Mahalia?
She was his good friend. Was it Mahalia?
Mahalia Jackson. Mahalia, she was there with him.
Mahalia Jackson. Mahalia, she was there with him.
Is that a story? That is a story. Can you talk about that? At that point, you hadn't heard him give that speech. Can you talk about your personal Rita experience hearing that speech in that moment of time? Can you bring us back to how you felt hearing it?
Is that a story? That is a story. Can you talk about that? At that point, you hadn't heard him give that speech. Can you talk about your personal Rita experience hearing that speech in that moment of time? Can you bring us back to how you felt hearing it?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yes.
Yes.
I mean, come on. With good reason, you thought this. Yeah. And for the listeners, the Hollywood blacklist was a period of time, largely in the late 40s through the 50s, where the government persecuted people they suspected of being communist sympathizers. So given that, what did you learn about bravery during that period of time? Wow.
I mean, come on. With good reason, you thought this. Yeah. And for the listeners, the Hollywood blacklist was a period of time, largely in the late 40s through the 50s, where the government persecuted people they suspected of being communist sympathizers. So given that, what did you learn about bravery during that period of time? Wow.