Black Panther Party: Free Huey Rally At Alameda County Courthouse

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KPIX Eyewitness news footage from August 26th 1968 featuring a rally by the Black Panther Party outside the Alameda County Courthouse in Oakland, in support of Huey P. Newton. Includes scenes of Black Panthers marching and singing: "Revolution has come / off the pigs / time to pick up the gun" and "Free Huey / Black is beautiful!"

Note that Movette Film Transfer of San Francisco remastered this 16mm positive film print in May 2017 in 2K resolution (2048x1556 pixels), using a Lasergraphics film scanner. The print was remastered again in August 2021 in 4K resolution (4096x2970), using a 6.5K Lasergraphics film scanner with high dynamic resolution (HDR). Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

Originally aired on
KPIX-TV
Date aired
8/26/68
Recording medium
16mm b&w co-magnetic silent/sound film
2:06
Rights for this video belong to
CBS5 KPIX-TV
Type of material
archival newsfilm
Identifier
KPIX 36441-4k
Views
17097

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