WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Items

  • MP_198001_D269_0636_ref.mov

    Description: Reporter Cliff Bingham provides report on City Council meeting.

    Event: City Council

  • MP_198001_D269_0637_ref.mov

    Description: *Unidentified women speak about hunger and poverty among the races.

    Event: Hunger and Poverty

  • MP_198001_D269_0638_ref.mov

    Description: *Dr. John Peoples and Mayor Russell Davis testify before the President's Commission on Campus Unrest concerning shooting incident at Jackson State College in May 1970.

    Event: Commission on Campus Unrest

  • MP_198001_D270_0639_ref.mov

    Description: *NAACP News Conference concerning shooting incident at Jackson State College. Alex Waites ? makes statement. Student describes the incident. Comments are made by Charles Evers and Rep. Robert G. Clark. Scene changes to Jackson State College where flowers are shown in front of dormitory.

    Event: NAACP News Conference

  • MP_198001_D270_0640_ref.mov

    Description: Sen. John C. Stennis comments on the Vietnam War.

    Event: Sen. John C. Stennis

  • MP_198001_D270_0641_ref.mov

    Description: *Students at Jackson State College are interviewed concerning the shooting incident. Bullet holes in the dormitory are shown. Students demonstrate on campus. Sign 'Shoot Me My Back is Turned' Scene changes to news conference with Sen. Edward Brook concerning incident.

    Event: Jackson State College

  • MP_198001_D270_0642_ref.mov

    Description: *U.S. Atty. Gen. John M. Mitchell addresses Delta Council in Cleveland, Miss. Scene changes to demonstration march of Blacks concerning shooting incident incident at Jackson State College. (silent) Charles Evers, Sen. Edward Brook, Dr. John Peoples and others examine bullet holes in dormitory. (silent) Scene changes to Delta Council. (silent) Scene changes to news conference with Sen. Edward Brook concerning the shooting.

    Event: Delta Council/Jackson State College

  • MP_198001_D27_0141_ref.mov

    Description: City Hall. Footage shows interior of building after remodeling. City employees are shown working at their desks. Mayor Allen C. Thompson in his office.

    Event: City Hall

  • MP_198001_D271_0643_ref.mov

    Description: *Mayor Russell Davis proclaims Sunday, May 24, as a day of prayer because of the shooting incident at Jackson State College. Scene changes to grocery store on Wood Street which had been firebombed. (silent) More footage of Davis. Scene changes to Fairgrounds area where National Guard vehicles and personnel are shown. Reporter discusses the presence of the National Guard in the city. More footage of grocery store. More footage of National Guard. Additional: Bombings

    Event: Davis/Firebombing/National Guard

  • MP_198001_D271_0644_ref.mov

    Description: *U.S. Congressional members arrive at Jackson State College. Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine and Sen. Charles Percy of Illinois are shown. Bullet holes in dormitory are shown. Scene changes to funeral service of James Green - a student killed in shooting incident at Jackson State College. Charles Evers speaks at funeral service. More footage of Senators at Jackson State College. Scene changes to interview with Mrs. Tom Collins concerning letters she received from her husband - a prisoner of war in Vietnam. More footage of funeral service. Additional: Prisoners of War, Vietnam War

    Event: Congressional Visit/Funeral/Collins

  • MP_198001_D272_0645_ref.mov

    Description: *Rally in Smith Park to protest shooting incident at Jackson State College. Additional: Demonstrations

    Event: Smith Park Rally

  • MP_198001_D272_0646_ref.mov

    Description: Sen. John C. Stennis comments on inflation. (The.assette duplicate does not have sound)

    Event: Sen. John C. Stennis

  • MP_198001_D272_0647_ref.mov

    Description: *Mayor Russell Davis dismisses committee which has completed investigation of shooting incident at Jackson State College.

    Event: Mayor Russell Davis

  • MP_198001_D272_0648_ref.mov

    Description: Natchez Mayor Tony Byrne addresses Exchange Club on facts about Natchez. Mayor Russell Davis and Gov. John Bell Williams comment on the city.

    Event: Natchez Salute

  • MP_198001_D272_0649_ref.mov

    Description: Men carry body of drowning victim, John Brooks. Drowning occurred south of Raymond, Miss. Additional: Drownings

    Event: Drowning

  • MP_198001_D272_0650_ref.mov

    Description: Report on family planning center located on Farrish Street.

    Event: Family Planning Center

  • MP_198001_D272_0651_ref.mov

    Description: *Several Jackson organizations hold joint news conference to make statements concerning shooting incident at Jackson State College.

    Event: News Conference

  • MP_198001_D272_0652_ref.mov

    Description: Brinkley High School students raise funds for teacher who lost home by fire.

    Event: Brinkley High School

  • MP_198001_D272_0653_ref.mov

    Description: Dr. George Schreiner, President of National Kidney Foundation, is interviewed. Additional: Medicine

    Event: National Kidney Foundation

  • MP_198001_D272_0654_ref.mov

    Description: Tom Virden, Chairman of Central Miss. Chapter of American Red Cross, talks about the services provided by the American Red Cross during disasters of the past year.

    Event: American Red Cross

  • MP_198001_D272_0655_ref.mov

    Description: Heidelberg Hotel. Footage of champion bull. Additional: Animals

    Event: Champion Bull

  • MP_198001_D272_0656_ref.mov

    Description: Memorial Day Tribute. Footage of war memorial, cemetary, American Flag. Additional: Holidays

    Event: Memorial Day

  • MP_198001_D272_0657_ref.mov

    Description: *Fred Nolan, Executive Director of Jackson Urban League, talks about how the shooting incident at Jackson State College has hurt communication between the races. Additional: Race Relations

    Event: Fred Nolan

  • MP_198001_D272_0658_ref.mov

    Description: Sen. John C. Stennis comments on the power of the President of the United States during a war. Additional: Vietnam War

    Event: Sen. John C. Stennis

  • MP_198001_D272_0659_ref.mov

    Description: Report on Housing Bill in Legislature. Housing conditions shown on Miss. Gulf Coast. Interviews with legislators.

    Event: Housing Bill

  • MP_198001_D273_0660_ref.mov

    Description: Report on upcoming election of judges and congressional seats. Additional: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Election Campaigns

    Event: Election

  • MP_198001_D273_0661_ref.mov

    Description: Footage of exhibit in State Office Building for Dairy Month. Additional: Miss. Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce, Dairy Industry

    Event: Dairy Month Exhibit

  • MP_198001_D273_0662_ref.mov

    Description: Cliff Bingham provides weekly police report. Scene changes to Bingham talking about grandfathers. Additional: Crime

    Event: Police Report

  • MP_198001_D273_0663_ref.mov

    Description: *Hosea Williams, of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses group concerning the shooting incident at Jackson State College.

    Event: Hosea Williams

  • MP_198001_D273_0664_ref.mov

    Description: *Rev. Ralph Abernathy, of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses Jackson State College students. Scene changes to Tom Pruitt, Miss. Dept. of Public Welfare, discussing the food stamp investigation. Scene changes to George Wynn, President of Rankin County Chamber of Commerce, discussing growth of Rankin County. More footage of Abernathy. Additional: Food Stamp Program

    Event: Abernathy/Pruitt/Wynn