Edwards convicted for demonstrations at State House--outtakes

Description: Item Description Title Edwards convicted for demonstrations at State House--outtakes News Story Number WIS-TV News Story 61-87 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 1961-03-07 Description James Edwards, Jr. is convicted for breach of the peace (and additionally charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors) during the demonstrations at the South Carolina State House on March 2, 1961. Edwards is seated in chair, covering face with hands. Edwards comes out of Richland County Courthouse, shielding face with hat, surrounded by police and court officials, passes camera, and enters automobile. This ruling would be appealed and upheld by the South Carolina Supreme Court in December 1961, but the United States Supreme Court would overturn it in February 1963. Geographic Location Columbia (S.C.) Subjects Demonstrations. Civil rights. Civil rights movement. African Americans--Civil rights. Student protesters. Criminal justice, Administration of. 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 Edwards convicted for demonstrations at State House--outtakes. (WIS-TV News Story 61-87.) WIS-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. SC County Richland County (S.C.) Type Moving Image Format video/H264 Media Type Motion pictures (visual works) Run Time 00:28 Digitization Specifications This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original. Date Digital 2015-11-25 Language English Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/civil-rights-films-from-uscs-moving-image-research-collections/