Thurmond on communists' support of civil rights demonstrators--handout

Description: Item Description Title Thurmond on communists' support of civil rights demonstrators--handout News Story Number WIS-TV News Story 63-823 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 1963-09 Decade 1960 Temporal Coverage Filmed in September 1963. Content Description Senator Strom Thurmond (South Carolina) speaking. Says some demonstrators are carrying out U. S. Communist Party aims, and that before civil rights legislation is passed, a Congressional investigation is needed. From reel dated "week ending 63-09-29." Geographic Location United States. Subject Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003. Civil rights--United States. Civil rights--Law and legislation. Communist Party of the United States of America. 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 communists' support of civil rights demonstrators--handout. (WIS-TV News Story 63-823.) 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 00:51 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/