Powell on incident at A.C. Flora High School--outtakes

Description: Transcript Item Description Title Powell on incident at A.C. Flora High School--outtakes News Story Number WIS-TV News Story 70-1399 Legacy Title A.C. Flora incident--outtakes Sound or Silent Sound Contributing Institution University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital Collection Local Television Newsfilm Collections Collection Name WIS-TV News Collection Date 1970-10-27 Decade 1970 Temporal Coverage Filmed on October 27, 1970. Content Description Richland County Sheriff Frank Powell criticized Lt. Governor John West for questioning Powell's investigation of the A.C. Flora incident. Powell said he wants impartial investigation and that partisan politics have no place in educational affairs. Powell is likely referring to altercations between white and Black students at A.C. Flora High School earlier in the month. Geographic Location Columbia (S.C.) Subject Education. Race relations in school management. Civil rights. 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. Donor Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation Physical Format Film: 16mm. Sound. Color. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Magnetic. Acetate. Citation Powell on incident at A.C. Flora High School--outtakes. (WIS-TV News Story 70-1399.) WIS-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. S.C. County Richland County (S.C.) Time Period The Modern State (1970-present) Type Moving Image Format video/H264 Media Type Motion pictures (visual works) Run Time 01:18 Digitization Specifications High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 2K Date Digital 2024-01-26 Language English Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/local-television-newsfilm-collections/