News report and NAACP response to Orangeburg Massacre--outtakes

Item Description
Title
News report and NAACP response to Orangeburg Massacre--outtakes

News Story Number
WIS-TV News Story 68-5000

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
1968-02-09

Description
WIS-TV news film taken the morning after the Orangeburg Massacre. Reporter Paul Clancy speaks about claims and counter claims regarding the presence of sniper fire prior to the shooting. (Despite statements that sniper fire was confirmed, there is no evidence that anyone in the crowd shot at officers or carried guns.) Rev. A. W. Holman, I. DeQuincy Newman, and Matthew Perry from the NAACP hold a press conference urging that the students must be protected. Protesters carrying signs march at the State House.

Geographic Location
Orangeburg (S.C.); Columbia (S.C.)

Subjects
Orangeburg Massacre, Orangeburg, S.C., 1968.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Newman, I. DeQuincy, 1911-1985.
Perry, Matthew J. (Matthew James), 1921-2011.


Contributor Name
Covington, Jim (Camera operator)

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. Reversal: positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Magnetic. Acetate.

Citation
News report and NAACP response to Orangeburg Massacre--outtakes. (WIS-TV News Story 68-5000.) WIS-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

SC County
Orangeburg County (S.C.); Richland County (S.C.)

Type
Moving Image

Format
video/H264

Media Type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Run Time
10:28

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

Date Digital
2015-01-13

Language
English

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