KTLA News: "Black Panthers call for protest at Howard University" (1970)

Description:

The KTLA newsfilm collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive consists of cut and unedited stories, outtakes and fill footage, originally shot on 16mm reversal film stock with magnetic soundtrack. Some footage, particularly material not used for broadcast, may be without sound.

Title: “Black Panthers call for protest at Howard University.” Date: November 29, 1970.

Summary: Black Panther, Zayd Malik Shakur, calls for protest at Howard University to force the university to serve the needs of the community. This footage was filmed in Washington, D.C. and was likely sourced from an East Coast affiliate of KTLA.

Learn more about this UCLA Film & Television Archive project: ucla.in/1SONCuw

Complete Record: The KTLA newsfilm collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive consists of cut and unedited stories, outtakes and fill footage, originally shot on 16mm reversal film stock with magnetic soundtrack. Some footage, particularly material not used for broadcast, may be without sound. Title: “Black Panthers call for protest at Howard University.” Date: November 29, 1970. Summary: Black Panther, Zayd Malik Shakur, calls for protest at Howard University to force the university to serve the needs of the community. This footage was filmed in Washington, D.C. and was likely sourced from an East Coast affiliate of KTLA. Learn more about this UCLA Film & Television Archive project: ucla.in/1SONCuw © 2023 The Regents of the University of California

Transcription

we will call for a general mobilization of the masses for survival we will hold our revolutionary people's Constitutional Convention on liberated territory in Washington DC we call upon the people of the community to liberate Howard University and to make that institution serve the needs of the community we call upon all oppressed people and all Progressive forces in America to criticize and make their criticism heard by radio television and newspapers we call upon the communities of the world to unite with us and as one to assist us in liberating Washington DC

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