Draft protestors and Black Panthers demonstrate at UC Berkeley and Oakland Courthouse

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KTVU news footage from January 26 1968 with reporter Carlton Cordell featuring scenes from a large protest rally at UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza, with views of Black Panthers Founding Chairman Bobby Seale speaking. Political activist Bettina Aptheker is interviewed and rejects the idea that students arrested for protesting the Vietnam draft were guilty of "conspiracy." Also includes views of protestors picketing outside the Alameda County Courthouse and an interview with attorney Charles Garry who discusses their motion objecting to the composition of a grand jury which indicted Huey P. Newton. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

This 16mm film print was remastered in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in July 2022.

Date
1/26/1968
Format
16mm b&w reversal print, with co-magnetic soundtrack
Digital Format
mp4 video file
Genre
local TV newsfilm
Copyright Holder
Fox Television Stations, LLC/KTVU
Duration
6:44
Identifier
KTVU 98-9
Views
1050

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