Thurmond on Civil Rights Commission--handout

Item Description
Title
Thurmond on Civil Rights Commission--handout

News Story Number
WIS-TV News Story 63-146

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
1963-05-27

Decade
1960

Temporal Coverage
Filmed on May 27, 1963.

Content Description
Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina gives his reasons for abolishing the Civil Rights Commission, including its history, the extreme recommendations of the Commission, and that it does not operate as intended.

Geographic Location
United States.


Subject
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003.
United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Civil rights--United States.
Civil rights--Law and legislation.


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. Positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Variable-area optical. Acetate.

Citation
Thurmond on Civil Rights Commission--handout. (WIS-TV News Story 63-146.) 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
01:17

Digitization Specifications
This standard definition .h264 video is an access copy derived from a captured videotape master of a film original.

Date Digital
2016-05-27

Language
English

Website
https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/local-television-newsfilm-collections/