This film contains footage of events which occurred in Alabama in early 1965 related to the civil rights movement. Reel 1 (F-0126) shows a demonstration in Marion from February 18, 1965. Reels 2 (F-0127)and 3 (F-0128) contain footage of a demonstration in Selma on March 7, 1965 (also known as "Bloody Sunday"). Reel 4 (F-0129) covers the "forced march" of students at Selma,
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| 01:00:04 4.43 |
B&W footage of three police officers wearing helmets, armed with weapons, on foot walking down middle of the street in Selma, Alabama. Vintage cars parked, police car sirens can be heard.
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| 01:00:39 39 |
Z'in as same police officers walk toward a group of folk wearing helmets gathered on the sidewalk
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| 01:00:44 44.42 |
CU a parked vintage Volkswagen Van
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| 01:00:47 47.83 |
Quick unfocused pan to a large group of police officers (could include vigilantes) riding horses down the middle of the streets in Selma. Crowd is seen lined up observing along the sidewalks.
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| 01:01:07 67.51 |
Cutaway to WS of a brick building, could be a church or government building, people and police officers are seen gathered outside on the sidewalk and top steps. Pan in closer, African American folk standing on top steps looking down at armed police officers wearing helmets on the sidewalk facing them.
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| 01:01:45 105.2 |
POV from across street on corner of same building. Large group of plain clothes folk wearing helmets and carrying billy clubs walking about.
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