Bayview Hunters Point Community Support SF State Strike

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KQED news footage from December 4th 1968 featuring the African American community of Bayview Hunters Point at San Francisco State College, supporting the Black Students Union and Third World Liberation Front in their efforts to establish a college of Ethnic Studies. Includes scenes of Elouise Westbrook and Ruth Williams speaking to enthusiastic crowds. Westbrook emphasizes that: "I want you to know I'm a black woman, I'm a mother and I have 15 grandchildren. And I want a college that I can be proud of! ... I only have but one life to give children, when I die I'm dead. And you'd better believe it. But I'm dying for the rights of people." Williams exclaims: "I'm from the ghetto community and at the sound of my voice, when I rise up just about the masses of Hunters Point rises up too! So I am, I am supporting the Black Students Union, the World Liberation group 100 per cent!" There are also views of Adam Rogers and Sylvester Brown marching with students on campus and standing with other community leaders like Dr. Carlton Goodlett, Rev. Cecil Williams, Ron Dellums and a young Danny Glover. Note: this footage was taken from three separate KQED news reports which are also streaming in DIVA: film reference numbers KQN 145KQN 146 and KQN 148.

Originally aired on
KQED
Date aired
12/4/1968
Recording medium
16mm b&w, magnetic sound film
1:53
Rights for this video belong to
NCPB/KQED
Type of material
archival newsfilm
Identifier
KQN 145-146
Views
10626

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