Potts on Voorhees student takeover--outtakes

Transcript
Item Description
Title
Potts on Voorhees student takeover--outtakes

News Story Number
WIS-TV News Story 69-5002

Sound or Silent
Sound

Contributing Institution
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections

Digital Collection
Civil Rights Films from USC's Moving Image Research Collections


Collection Name
WIS-TV News Collection


Date
1969-04-28

Decade
1960

Coverage Temporal
Filmed between April 28 and April 30, 1969.

Description
President of Voorhees College, Dr. John F. Potts is interviewed. Discusses established policies regarding protests and demonstrations at the college, and the prior belief that those policies would prevent disruptive activities. Hopes to avoid bringing in "outside influence" (possibly referring to the National Guard).

Footage dated April 25-30, 1969 related to the student takeover of Voorhees College on April 28.

Geographic Location
Denmark (S.C.)

Subjects
Voorhees College.
African American universities and colleges.
Student movements.
Potts, John F.


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. Color. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Magnetic. Acetate.

Citation
Potts on Voorhees student takeover--outtakes. (WIS-TV News Story 69-5002.) WIS-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

Time Period
Civil Rights Era (1955-1969)


Type
Moving Image

Format
video/H264

Media Type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Run Time
01:12

Digitization Specifications
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation.

Date Digital
2019-04-18

Language
English

Website
https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/civil-rights-films-from-uscs-moving-image-research-collections/