KTLA News: "African-American women stage a mock funeral for Eula Love" (1979)

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Title: "African-American women stage a mock funeral for Eula Love in front of Parker Center in downtown Los Angeles." Date: June 19, 1979.

Summary: African-American women dressed in black stage a mock funeral for Eula Love (also known as Eulia Mae Love), in which they carry flowers in a procession past an imitation headstone. The mock funeral takes place in front of Parker Center, the downtown headquarters of the LAPD. Footage contains ambient noise only, and includes shots of reporters, women getting off buses and lining up to participate. Eula Love had been killed by police in January of 1979, and the high profile case generated controversy regarding whether or not the actions of the officers were justified.

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