Jackie Robinson arrives in Columbia--outtakes

Transcript
Item Description
Title
Jackie Robinson arrives in Columbia--outtakes

News Story Number
WIS-TV News Story 68-1325 (A and B)

Sound or Silent
Silent and sound

Contributing Institution
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections

Digital Collection
Civil Rights Films from Moving Image Research Collections


Collection Name
WIS-TV News Collection


Date
1968-10-21

Decade
1960

Coverage Temporal
Filmed on October 21, 1968.

Description
Jackie Robinson arrives in Columbia. Greeted by Reverend I.D. Newman and supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey. Answers questions about Strom Thurmond and Richard Nixon's presidential campaign. "I think a Nixon/Agnew victory means simply that we go backwards in terms of progress in this country in per--in terms of doing things that should make this country great. I think it's a tragedy that today we are having a racist appeal ticket in 1968." Robinson goes on to describe South Carolina senator Strom Thurmond as "one of the worst racists" in the country.

Geographic Location
Columbia (S.C.)

Subjects
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003.
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-1996.
Racism.
Elections--United States.
Presidential candidates--United States.


Keywords
Voting, campaigns, and elections.


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. Color. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Sound. Acetate.

Citation
Jackie Robinson arrives in Columbia--outtakes. (WIS-TV News Story 68-1325 (A and B).) WIS-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

SC 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
01:10

Digitization Specifications
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation.

Date Digital
2020-09-30

Language
English

Website
https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/civil-rights-films-from-uscs-moving-image-research-collections/