News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2038A

Date Released

27 Jun 1968

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Wimbledon Open
• 2. Hover News
• 3. Second Test
• 4. Poverty Marchers
• 5. Inside

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Poverty Marchers. DESCRIPTION: At Resurrection City - Washington camp-site of the Poor Marchers - a reversal of the Non-violent Campaign for equal opportunities. Soon after the peaceful demonstration at the Capitol - riots threaten to undo much of the work of the passive protesters. SHOTLIST: GV pan Resurrection City near Washington, USA. LS ditto. MS Negro by camp fire. MS Negro woman in hut. MS children walk past huts. MS Negroes in Resurrection City. GV the Capitol Building. CU woman with GRIPE slogan on her back. GV marchers on the way to Lincoln Memorial. MS LS ditto. MS marchers past. MS ditto. MLS marchers at side of lake in front of Lincoln Memorial. LS ditto. MS marchers having water fight. LS marchers on steps of Lincoln Memorial. MS Vice President Hubert Humphrey amongst crowd. MS crowd. MS Senator McCarthy amongst crowd. CU crowd (various ditto).

Keywords

Ethnic groups; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Social conditions; Demonstrations; Riots

Locations

Washington; United States of America

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

93675

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

98

Story extras:

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