African American hunger strike in San Quentin
About This Item
KPIX Eyewitness News report from October 4th 1969 by Ben Williams at San Quentin state prison (Marin County), featuring a non violent hunger strike by African American inmates. Includes views of San Quentin and scenes of Williams interviewing Warden Jacobs, who explains that between 25 to 65 men from a segregation unit, whom he describes as "black militants," have presented him with a list of 10 demands for improving conditions within the prison.
- Originally aired on
- KPIX-TV
- Date aired
- 10/4/69
- Recording medium
- 16mm, color co-magnetic sound film
- 3:05
- Rights for this video belong to
- CBS5 KPIX-TV
- Type of material
- archival news film
- Identifier
- KPIX 100350
- Views
- 8379
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