Demonstrations to protest Orangeburg Massacre--outtakes

Item Description
Title
Demonstrations to protest Orangeburg Massacre--outtakes

News Story Number
WLTX-TV News Story 155

Sound or Silent
Silent

Contributing Institution
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital Collection
Local Television Newsfilm Collections


Collection Name
WLTX-TV News Collection


Date
1968-03

Decade
1960

Temporal Coverage
Probably filmed on March 7, 1968.

Content Description
African-American students walk up State House steps. Scenes of students occupying office. Various scenes of students sitting on Capitol steps with signs critical of Governor Robert McNair. Shots of students crowded into Rotunda. Student protest marchers. The demonstration was sponsored by the Black Awareness Coordinating Committee (BACC) and led by Wayne Curtis in response to the Orangeburg Massacre on February 8, 1968.

Geographic Location
Columbia (S.C.)


Subject
Orangeburg Massacre, Orangeburg, S.C., 1968.
Civil rights.
Demonstrations.
Student protesters.


Contributor Name
WNOK 1505


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.

Donor
WLTX-TV


Physical Format
Film: 16mm. Silent. B&W. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Silent. Acetate.

Citation
Demonstrations to protest Orangeburg Massacre--outtakes. (WLTX-TV News Story 155.) WLTX-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

S.C. County
Richland County (S.C.)


Time Period
Civil Rights Era (1955-1969)


Type
Moving Image

Format
video/H264

Media Type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Run Time
04:10

Digitization Specifications
This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original.

Date Digital
2019-06-29

Language
English

Website
https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/local-television-newsfilm-collections/

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video