SNCC press conference about Stokely Carmichael visit

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Film Date
c1966
Film Reference Number
KPIX 29722
Description
KPIX-TV news footage from 1966 with reporter Pat O'Brien featuring scenes from a press conference by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), in which they are asked about the political signficance and potential outcomes of a visit to the Bay Area by civil rights activist and organizer Stokely Carmichael. They explain it is hoped this visit will galvanize local black leadership and also help to "unite the black community." Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

Note: this reversal print was transferred in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in June 2021.

Format
16mm newsfilm