Edwards convicted for demonstrations at State House--outtakes

Item Description
Title
Edwards convicted for demonstrations at State House--outtakes

News Story Number
WIS-TV News Story 61-87

Sound or Silent
Silent

Contributing Institution
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital Collection
Local Television Newsfilm Collections


Collection Name
WIS-TV News Collection


Date
1961-03-07

Decade
1960

Temporal Coverage
Filmed on March 7, 1961.

Content Description
James Edwards, Jr. is convicted for breach of the peace (and additionally charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors) during the demonstrations at the South Carolina State House on March 2, 1961. Edwards is seated in chair, covering face with hands. Edwards comes out of Richland County Courthouse, shielding face with hat, surrounded by police and court officials, passes camera, and enters automobile.

This ruling would be appealed and upheld by the South Carolina Supreme Court in December 1961, but the United States Supreme Court would overturn it in February 1963.

Geographic Location
Columbia (S.C.)


Subject
Demonstrations.
Civil rights.
Civil rights movement.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Student protesters.
Criminal justice, Administration of.


Keywords
Edwards, James, Jr.


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. B&W. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Silent. Acetate.

Citation
Edwards convicted for demonstrations at State House--outtakes. (WIS-TV News Story 61-87.) 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
00:28

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

Date Digital
2015-11-25

Language
English

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