Public housing in Columbia--outtakes

Description: Item Description Title Public housing in Columbia--outtakes News Story Number WIS-TV News Story 62-762 Legacy Title Negro Housing in Columbia 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 1962-11-21 Decade 1960 Temporal Coverage Filmed on November 21, 1962. Content Description Four men speak at a meeting of some sort, possibly city council. They are giving a local response to a presidential directive, it may be Executive Order 11063 - Equal opportunity in housing; signed November 20, 1962. The first man in the clip is Attorney D. W. Robinson (possibly David W. Robinson). The second man is Johnson. The third man is Clinch Heyward (C. H.) Belser, a state representative from Richland County. The fourth man is Attorney Charles Knowlton. They each give a perspective on public housing for African Americans in Columbia, South Carolina. Topics are sub-standard conditions, public housing as "a blessing," construction of new housing, and occupancy. Geographic Location Columbia (S.C.) Subject Public housing. Columbia (S.C.) Executive orders--United States. 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 Public housing in Columbia--outtakes. (WIS-TV News Story 62-762.) WIS-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 02:42 Digitization Specifications This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original. Date Digital 2017-02-22 Language English Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/local-television-newsfilm-collections/