CORE Picket Against Washington Redskins At Kezar Stadium
About This Item
KPIX-TV news footage from September 17th 1961 featuring silent views of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) picketing outside Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. They are protesting against the Washington Redskins being the only remaining football team in the NFL to not hire African American players. Washington became the final professional American football franchise to integrate in 1962. Note that Terry Francois, the San Francisco Chapter President of the NAACP (and later a San Francisco Supervisor) can be seen on-camera at the end of this clip. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.
- Date
- 9/17/1961
- Format
- 16mm b&w silent film
- Digital Format
- mp4 file
- Genre
- local newsfilm
- Copyright Holder
- CBS5 KPIX-TV
- Duration
- 2:34
- Identifier
- KPIX 12531
- Views
- 2357
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