Civil Rights demonstrations in Orangeburg--outtakes

Description: Item Description Title Civil Rights demonstrations in Orangeburg--outtakes News Story Number WIS-TV News Story 60-5005 Legacy Title 59-60 seg 16 & 20 edit Sound or Silent Silent 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 1960-03-01 Decade 1960 Coverage Temporal Filmed on March 1, 1960. Description Students from South Carolina State College (University) and Claflin College (University), along with area activists, march through the streets of Orangeburg. Charles "Chuck" McDew, who became chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1961, speaks with Pete Strom (chief of South Carolina Law Enforcement Division) and law enforcement officials. Among the images captured is what appears to be an attempt to disrupt the demonstration by an elderly white man; a struggle with police officers ensues. At one point during the altercation, a gun falls onto the sidewalk. Geographic Location Orangeburg (S.C.) Subjects Civil rights demonstrations. Student protesters. Civil rights. McDew, Charles. South Carolina. Law Enforcement Division. South Carolina State University. Claflin University. 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. B&W. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Silent. Acetate. Citation Civil Rights demonstrations in Orangeburg--outtakes. (WIS-TV News Story 60-5005.) WIS-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. SC County Orangeburg County (S.C.) Time Period Civil Rights Era (1955-1969) Type Moving Image Format video/H264 Media Type Motion pictures (visual works) Run Time 02:47 Digitization Specifications This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original. Date Digital 04/16/2016 Language English Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/civil-rights-films-from-uscs-moving-image-research-collections/