Jim Brown vs. Lester Maddox: The Most Explosive Debate in TV History | The Dick Cavett Show

"In this legendary 1970 broadcast, the tension in the room reaches a breaking point as Georgia Governor Lester Maddox and NFL icon Jim Brown go head-to-head on the issue of segregation and civil rights. What starts as a discussion on racial policy quickly devolves into one of the most infamous confrontations in late-night history. Watch the raw, unfiltered moment where ideologies clash and a defiant Maddox eventually walks off the set in frustration. This is a powerful time capsule of American history that still resonates today. #DickCavett #JimBrown #LesterMaddox #CivilRights #History #1970s #TalkShow #SocialJustice" For clip licensing opportunities please visit https://www.globalimageworks.com/the-... Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC. His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015. Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere. #DickCavettShow #ClassicInterviews #TVHistory