WLBT Newsfilm Collection

Items

  • MP_198001_D09_0043_ref.mov

    Description: *Mayor Allen C. Thompson meets with black clergy and others.

    Event: Thompson and Clergy Meeting

  • MP_198001_D09_0044_ref.mov

    Description: *Gov. Ross Barnett speaks to the Miss. legislature concerning 'agitators' attempting to violate the laws of Miss. and the role of Miss. law enforcement officials.

    Event: Gov. Ross Barnett

  • MP_198001_D09_0045_ref.mov

    Description: *James Meredith and U.S. Marshalls getting into a car and driving away. Possibly another attempt to register at the Univ. of Miss.

    Event: James Meredith at Oxford

  • MP_198001_D09_0046_ref.mov

    Description: *Mayor Allen C. Thompson meets with black clergy and others. Rev. R.L.T. Smith addresses Thompson. City Commissioners Tom Marshall and D.L. Luckey are seated at the table with Thompson. Rev. Richmond is shown.

    Event: Thompson and Clergy Meeting

  • MP_198001_D09_0047_ref.mov

    Description: *Black woman and policeman talking at airport - Delta Airlines Ticket Counter is shown. Black man and woman (Freedom Riders) getting into police paddy wagon.

    Event: Freedom Riders

  • MP_198001_D09_0048_ref.mov

    Description: *Trailways Bus Station. Freedom Riders shown inside bus terminal. Police lead them to police paddy wagon.

    Event: Freedom Riders

  • MP_198001_D09_0049_ref.mov

    Description: New Orleans, 5th Circuit Ct. Gov. Ross Barnett leaving hearing on James Meredith's registration to Univ. of Miss. Crowd holding signs. One sign 'We Need More Men Like Ross Barnett' Meredith and lawyer, Constance Baker Motley are questioned by reporters as they leave building.

    Event: Gov. Ross Barnett & James Meredith

  • MP_198001_D09_0050_ref.mov

    Description: *Oxford. Army troops and trucks carrying U.S. Marshalls are shown. U.S. Marshall James McShane is shown. Additional: Univ. of Miss.

    Event: U.S. Marshalls at Oxford

  • MP_198001_D09_0051_ref.mov

    Description: *Train Station. Police taking Freedom Riders to paddy wagon.

    Event: Freedom Riders

  • MP_198001_D09_0052_ref.mov

    Description: *Confederate Flag shown hanging from dormitory window on Univ. of Miss. campus. Army personnel shown on campus. Students carry banner 'Get That Tiger Rag!' This is before the Univ. of Miss. and LSU football game.

    Event: Univ. of Miss. Campus

  • MP_198001_D100_0236_ref.mov

    Description: *Neshoba County Fair. Speeches by Charles L. Sullivan and William L. Waller.

    Event: Neshoba County Fair

  • MP_198001_D10_0053_ref.mov

    Description: Miss Mississippi 1962, Charlotte Ann Caroll, is interviewed. Parade in Vicksburg includes contestants and Hinds Junior College Hi-Steppers. Interviews with Pageant Director Phil Irwin and Mayor of Vicksburg John D. Holland. Pageant highlights shown.

    Event: Miss Mississippi Pageant 1962

  • MP_198001_D10_0054_ref.mov

    Description: Veterans Administration Center. Hospital personnel, patients shown. X-ray facilities, laboratories, chapel, auditorium, cafeteria and kitchen. Additional: Hospitals

    Event: Veterans Administration Center

  • MP_198001_D10_0055_ref.mov

    Description: Covered body of murder victim Sandra Holderfield is carried on stretcher. Police and others search area where body was found. Men inspect bottom of car. Additional: Crime, Murders

    Event: Sandra Holderfield Murder

  • MP_198001_D10_0056_ref.mov

    Description: Dixie Darlings march into State Legislature. Band is playing. Dixie Darlings perform dance routine and sing. One Dixie Darling is shown dancing with Rep. George Payne Cossar.

    Event: Dixie Darlings

  • MP_198001_D101_0237_ref.mov

    Description: Ross Barnett, candidate for Governor, makes campaign speech at Purvis. Barnett is shown shaking hands. Additional: Election Campaigns

    Event: Ross Barnett

  • MP_198001_D102_0238_ref.mov

    Description: *William F. Winter News Conference. Winter is candidate for Governor. Discusses the race issue in regard to the campaign, Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson and Gov. George C. Wallace. Additional: Election Campaigns

    Event: William F. Winter News Conference

  • MP_198001_D103_0239_ref.mov

    Description: *John Bell Williams News Conference. Williams is a candidate for Governor. Additional: Election Campaigns

    Event: John Bell Williams News Conference

  • MP_198001_D104_0240_ref.mov

    Description: Rep. George Payne Cossar talks about running for Speaker of the State House of Representatives.

    Event: Rep. George Payne Cossar

  • MP_198001_D105_0241_ref.mov

    Description: Computers used in elections are shown at Highway Dept. Processing election returns is discussed. Additional: Data Processing, Voting Procedures

    Event: Computers used in Elections

  • MP_198001_D106_0242_ref.mov

    Description: John Bell Williams Campaign Rally. Banner 'Welcome John Bell Williams Our Next Governor' Williams and Roy Black speak. Additional: Election Campaigns

    Event: John Bell Williams Rally

  • MP_198001_D107_0243_ref.mov

    Description: Inside and Outside scenes of Old Capitol Museum. Additional: Miss. Dept. of Archives and History

    Event: Old Capitol Museum

  • MP_198001_D108_0244_ref.mov

    Description: *William F. Winter Campaign Rally. Speech to crowd. Some people hold signs 'Win With Winter' Winter introduced by Charles Sullivan. Additional: Election Campaigns

    Event: William F. Winter Campaign Rally

  • MP_198001_D109_0245_ref.mov

    Description: Gov. Paul B. Johnson and Atty. Gen. Joe T. Patterson address Legislature concerning Miss. Crime Commission.

    Event: Crime Commission

  • MP_198001_D110_0246_ref.mov

    Description: *National Guard Riot Training exercises are shown. Additional: Law Enforcement Officials, Miss. National Guard

    Event: National Guard Riot Training

  • MP_198001_D11_0102_ref.mov

    Description: *Gov. Ross Barnett speaks about public officials in regard to contempt of court charges.

    Event: Gov. Ross Barnett

  • MP_198001_D11_0103_ref.mov

    Description: *Campus of the Univ. of Miss. is shown. Police cars. Police direct traffic. Cars with rebel flags line streets. Edwin A. Walker shown in car. Army vehicles are shown on streets of Oxford.

    Event: Univ. of Miss. Campus

  • MP_198001_D11_0104_ref.mov

    Description: State Capitol Building. Gov. Ross Barnett. Miss. Legislature.

    Event: Mississippi State Legislature

  • MP_198001_D11_0105_ref.mov

    Description: *Train carrying people waving rebel flags out the windows. Memorial Stadium. Crowds walk to the stadium. Rebel flags are sold. Football game footage. Mayor Allen C. Thompson in the stands. Arrival of Gov. and Mrs. Ross Barnett. Cheerleaders.

    Event: Univ. of Miss., LSU Football Game

  • MP_198001_D11_0106_ref.mov

    Description: *Speaker from the Lions Club commends Gov. Ross Barnett on his stand on states' rights and the sovereignty of Miss.

    Event: Lions Club