Lewis on efforts to incorporate South Sumter--outtakes

Description: Item Description Title Lewis on efforts to incorporate South Sumter--outtakes News Story Number WIS-TV News Story 67-1412 Legacy Title Slum area Sound or Silent Sound 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 1967-11-07 Decade 1960 Coverage Temporal Filmed on November 7, 1967. Description Three men standing in front of city limits sign and being interviewed about move to incorporate the South Sumter area. One says city council has refused to annex them over and over. Medium shot spokesman. Says they are moving ahead to incorporate on their own in order to improve situation. Says there are unpaved streets, outdoor toilets, unsanitary water. Says public meeting is being called this week. Says they are in contact concerning federal money available. Geographic Location Sumter (S.C.) Subjects Municipal incorporation. Annexation (Municipal government) United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 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. Sound. B&W. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Magnetic. Acetate. Citation Lewis on efforts to incorporate South Sumter--outtakes. (WIS-TV News Story 67-1412.) WIS-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. SC County Sumter County (S.C.) Time Period Civil Rights Era (1955-1969) Type Moving Image Format video/H264 Media Type Motion pictures (visual works) Run Time 01:30 Digitization Specifications High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation. Date Digital 2020-08-21 Language English Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/civil-rights-films-from-uscs-moving-image-research-collections/