Police treatment of African American Students

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Film Date
12/12/68
Film Reference Number
KQN 116
Description
Students at San Francisco State College sit down in a field listening to protest songs from a female folk singer. Police are seen in riot gear standing in the way of a group of protesters. Two black students describe police behavior on campus. A black woman describes in compelling detail how she was intimidated by an Officer Sheehan immediately upon her leaving a class. A white man speaks from a podium asking for an end to the strike and trying to appeal to reason. Members of the Black Studies Department also address students.
Format
16mm newsfilm