Charleston hospital strike--outtakes

Item Description
Title
Charleston hospital strike--outtakes

News Story Number
WIS-TV News Story 69-5000

Contributing Institution
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections

Digital Collection
Civil Rights Films from Moving Image Research Collections


Collection Name
WIS-TV News Collection


Date
1969-04-25

Description
Footage of demonstrations during the Charleston hospital strike. Southern Christian Leadership Conference president Ralph Abernathy speaks to a crowd, including police officers. Protesters singing and marching, shots of what appear to be demonstrators being arrested. US Army National Guard soldiers with bayonets affixed to rifles. Abernathy walks with the crowd. US Army tank on street. Police officer explaining the presence of the soldiers, citing tensions at previous rallies and the need for sufficient manpower, and that the demonstrators lack a parade permit. Officer claims presence of the Guard will not increase tension. Demonstrators for Union Local 1199 walk down street. Soldiers put on gas masks and block the road while a police officer speaks through bullhorn explaining that a parade or march is not allowed without a parade application. Man states his support for the Board of Trustees and the governor in their handling of the dispute. Coretta Scott King speaks to audience about going to jail while wearing a medical union 1199 hat.

Geographic Location
Charleston (S.C.)

Subjects
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990.
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006.
Strikes and lockouts.
Medical University of South Carolina.
Political strikes.
Civil rights.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Labor -- History.
Labor unions.


Creator Name
WIS-TV (Production unit)

Rights
Copyright Moving Image Research Collections. All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208.

Physical Format
Film: 16mm. Silent and sound. Color. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Magnetic. Acetate.

Citation
Charleston hospital strike--outtakes. (WIS-TV News Story 69-5000.) WIS-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

SC County
Charleston County (S.C.)

Type
Moving Image

Format
video/H264

Media Type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Run Time
10:28

Digitization Specifications
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation.

Date Digital
2015-01-08

Language
English

Website
https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/civil-rights-films-from-uscs-moving-image-research-collections/