Potts on Voorhees student takeover--outtakes

Description: 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/