McNair press conference on Orangeburg--outtakes

Description: Item Description Title McNair press conference on Orangeburg--outtakes News Story Number WLTX-TV News Story 365 Sound or Silent Sound Contributing Institution University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital Collection Local Television Newsfilm Collections Collection Name WLTX-TV News Collection Date 1968-02-09 Decade 1960 Temporal Coverage Probably filmed on February 9, 1968. Content Description South Carolina Governor Robert McNair holds a press conference and answers questions regarding the situation in Orangeburg. Governor McNair comments on rumors surrounding recent events and urges all people in the Orangeburg area to be calm. This was most likely filmed the morning after South Carolina Highway Patrol officers opened fire on a group of protesters, killing three and injuring nearly 30 more. Geographic Location Columbia (S.C.) Subject Orangeburg Massacre, Orangeburg, S.C., 1968. Claflin University. South Carolina State College. South Carolina State University. McNair, Robert E. (Robert Evander), 1923-2007. Demonstrations. Civil rights. Segregation. Contributor Name WNOK 1476 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). Sound. Acetate. Citation McNair press conference on Orangeburg--outtakes. (WLTX-TV News Story 365.) 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 02:01 Digitization Specifications This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original. Date Digital 2017-10-03 Language English Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/local-television-newsfilm-collections/