Press Conference with Nassar Shabazz

KPIX-TV news footage from September 21, 1966 with reporter Rollin Post featuring scenes from a press conference by Nassar Shabazz, at the Western Addition Anti-Poverty area office in San Francisco (at Fillmore and Ellis). Nasser was fired from his position as the organizer of District 3 of the Western Addition Anti-Poverty Area Board on September 15 and is charging 7 board members - including chairman Hervy Luster - of gross malpractice. Shabazz was local chairman of the African Descent National Independence Partition Party and had worked for the Anti-Poverty office for 3 months. He claims that: "After my office hours I am free to exercise my rights in any political party as I see fit, or think as I please." An article on this story can be found on p.7 of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper published on September 21, 1966, written by Mike Mills. Note that this story was originally titled "Black Nationalism" in the KPIX Newsfilm Shot-Log. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

This 16mm b&w reversal print was scanned in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in June 2023.