Payton on student protest motivations in Orangeburg--outtakes

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Item Description
Title
Payton on student protest motivations in Orangeburg--outtakes

News Story Number
WLTX-TV News Story 375

Sound or Silent
Sound

Contributing Institution
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital Collection
Local Television Newsfilm Collections


Collection Name
WLTX-TV News Collection


Date
1968

Decade
1960

Temporal Coverage
Filmed in 1968.

Content Description
Dr. Benjamin F. Payton, President of Benedict College, speaks to service club about situation in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Dr. Payton states that white Americans have the same responsibility to insist that rights of all American citizens are protected. Says that students in Orangeburg were demanding that the laws be enforced, that African-Americans be treated as full citizens, and that there be responsible black leadership.

Geographic Location
Columbia (S.C.)


Subject
Orangeburg Massacre, Orangeburg, S.C., 1968.
South Carolina State College.
South Carolina State University.
Demonstrations.
Civil rights.
Segregation.
Payton, Benjamin Franklin, 1932-2016.


Contributor Name
WNOK 1491


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). Sound. Acetate.

Citation
Payton on student protest motivations in Orangeburg--outtakes. (WLTX-TV News Story 375.) WLTX-TV News Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

S.C. County
Richland County (S.C.)
Lexington County (S.C.)


Time Period
Civil Rights Era (1955-1969)


Type
Moving Image

Format
video/H264

Media Type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Run Time
02:43

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

Date Digital
2017-10-06

Language
English

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