Bayview Hunters Point Community Support SF State Strike

KQED news footage from December 4th 1968 featuring the African American community of Bayview Hunters Point at San Francisco State College supporting the Black Students Union and Third World Liberation Front in their efforts to establish a college of Ethnic Studies. Includes scenes of Eloise Westbrook and Ruth Williams speaking to enthusiastic crowds. Westbrook emphasizes that: "I want you to know I'm a black woman I'm a mother and I have 15 grandchildren. And I want a college that I can be proud of! ... I only have but one life to give children when I die I'm dead. And you'd better believe it. But I'm dying for the rights of people." Williams exclaims: "I'm from the ghetto community and at the sound of my voice when I rise up just about the masses of Hunters Point rises up too! So I am I am supporting the Black Students Union the World Liberation group 100 per cent!" There are also views of Adam Rogers and Sylvester Brown marching with students on campus and standing with other community leaders like Dr. Carlton Goodlett Rev. Cecil Williams Ron Dellums and a young Danny Glover. Note: this footage was taken from two separate KQED news reports which are also streaming in DIVA: film reference numbers KQN 145 and KQN 146.