Eldridge Cleaver on "The sky is the limit"
About This Item
KRON-TV news footage from September 5, 1968, with reporter Dave Valentine, featuring scenes from an interview with Minister of Information for the Black Panther Party Eldridge Cleaver, pending the verdict of Huey P. Newton's trial for the murder of Oakland Police Officer John Frey. Cleaver, who is seen with his wife Kathleen Cleaver, explains what the Party means by claiming that: "The sky is the limit", when it comes to Newton being acquitted. He also emphasizes their spiritual commitment to Newton's release. Note that after 4-days of deliberation, the jury found Newton guilty of voluntary manslaughter on September 8, at 10:10pm.
This 16mm film reel was kindly donated to the TV Archive by David Webb Peoples in April 2023, who used to work as a film editor for KRON in the 1960s.
Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks. This 16mm b&w negative print was scanned in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in March 2026.
- Date
- 9/5/68
- Format
- 16mm b&w negative with co-magnetic soundtrack
- Digital Format
- Moving Image
- Genre
- Television news programs
- Copyright Holder
- Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved
- Duration
- 3:03
- Identifier
- KRON 5841-6
- Views
- 150