Tear Gas Attack on Sproul Plaza Demonstration
About This Item
KPIX Eyewitness News report from May 15th 1969 in Berkeley featuring scenes of student protestors facing off against riot police in UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza, low flying helicopters dropping tear gas on the college and National Guard advancing on crowds with fixed bayonets. Also includes views of arrests and students chanting "killers off campus!"
- Type of material
- archival newsfilm
- Duration
- 11:09
- 16mm b&w co-magnetic sound film
- Rights for this video belong to
- CBS5 KPIX-TV
- Date aired
- 5/15/69
- Originally aired on
- KPIX-TV
- Identifier
- KPIX 38639
- Views
- 11764
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