Ralph Abernathy interview in Columbia--outtakes

Item Description
Title
Ralph Abernathy interview in Columbia--outtakes

News Story Number
WLTX-TV News Story 165

Legacy Title
Ralph Abernathy

Sound or Silent
Silent and sound

Contributing Institution
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital Collection
Local Television Newsfilm Collections


Collection Name
WLTX-TV News Collection


Date
1969-05-08

Decade
1960

Temporal Coverage
Filmed on May 8, 1969.

Content Description
Various scenes of Reverend Ralph Abernathy, leader of Southern Christian Leadership Conference talking with reporters. Beginning 20 seconds are silent, reporters taking notes, and several people standing outside; Ralph Abernathy interviewed by reporters in Columbia, South Carolina. Asked if he will see the governor, he answers he does not have an invitation to see him. Asked about hospital strike in Charleston, and if strikes will happen in hospitals in Columbia. Last 18 seconds of film are silent, switches to a scene of Abernathy and others exiting a plane. Speaks on Charleston Hospital Strike situation.

Geographic Location
Columbia (S.C.)


Subject
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990.
Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969.
McNair, Robert E. (Robert Evander), 1923-2007.


Contributor Name
WNOK 1710


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. Silent and sound. B&W. Positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Silent. Acetate.

Citation
Ralph Abernathy interview in Columbia--outtakes. (WLTX-TV News Story 165.) 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
03:04

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/