Journalist and newscaster Evan White on his experience covering the 1977 Section 504 Occupation (Updated over a year ago)

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In this oral history interview, journalist and newscaster Evan White discusses his experience covering the 504 Sit-in in San Francisco. He notes how the protest organizers communicated with the media as a strategy, and how media coverage affected the success of the protest. He also traveled with a select group of protesters to Washington D.C., and discusses the experiences of transporting protesters around the city in a moving van as their only accessible vehicle option, meeting Joe Califano, and waiting for President Jimmy Carter outside of church.

Tags: 1977 , 504 protests , abc news , ally , civil rights , disability activism , disability rights movement , ed roberts , evan white , jimmy carter , joe califano , phil burton , rehabilitation act of 1973 , san francisco federal building , section 504 , unions , women protesters

Added to Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability Collection on September 13, 2016.

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  • Publisher: Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
  • Format: mp4
  • Date: Spring 2014
  • Locale: 1970s; San Francisco Bay Area

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  • LON-01-07.jpg (162.38 KB – JPEG image)

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