White Night Riot Aftermath I

About This Item

KQED News report by Randy Shilts from May 22nd 1979, on the aftermath of the White Night Riots in San Francisco. Includes an editorial by Shilts, in which he reflects that last night during the riot: "A lot of myths about San Francisco's gay community got shattered." Also features a press conference explaining why it was so difficut to control the rioters. Ends with street and aerial views of the Castro District.

Originally aired on
KQED
Date aired
5/22/1979
Recording medium
16mm color co-magnetic sound film
2:11
Rights for this video belong to
NCPB/KQED
Type of material
archival news film
Identifier
KQN 3296-1
Views
4988

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