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Title on Reel (transcribed from original)
Victory March
Date Created
1971-04-03
Reel Format
Super 8mm
Reel Description
This reel contains footage of individuals marching in Richmond, primarily on Franklin Street, on April 3, 1971. They were on their way to an event in commemoration of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and against war, racism, and repression at the Virginia State Capitol. The final part of the reel is footage of the crowd on the capitol grounds. This appears to be a group of racially diverse participants.
Timestamp Description
00:00:09 Footage begins. Footage of a large crowd of individuals leaving Monroe Park, they appear to be crossing Franklin Street at Pine Street. A uniformed police officer on horseback is visible in the crosswalk. The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is visible in the background.
00:00:19 Multiple clips of footage of the large crowd leaving Monroe Park, crossing Franklin Street at Pine Street. The footage is filmed from the a raised grassy area set back from the sidewalk. Some individuals look at the camera as they pass. Several children are visible in the crowd. Many individuals hold pieces of paper.
00:01:07 Two individuals carry a banner with an "S" turned 90 degrees clockwise, one individual wears a clerical collar. Another individual carries a sign which reads "Women's International League for Peace And Freedom".
00:01:17 More individuals walk down Franklin, one individual holds a sign which reads "Where Have All The People Gone?" with what appears to be a drawing of a nuclear explosion mushroom cloud.
00:01:33 Three individuals run across the street as the light changes, an officer on a police trike and another on horseback are visible in the intersection.
00:01:40 Footage of an individual with a photography camera, they take a photo of the camera operator.
00:01:43 Footage filmed from the sidewalk of a uniformed police officer on horseback trotting east on Franklin Street.
00:01:47 A group of approximately a dozen individuals crossing Franklin Street at Pine Street away from Monroe Park, with a uniformed police officer on horseback in the intersection.
00:02:03 Multiple clips of footage of marchers walking down Franklin Street between N 1st Street and N 2nd Street, with the Main Branch of the Richmond Public Library visible on the other side of the street, The building appears under renovation, it was renovated between 1967 and 1972 (RPL History). Several individuals hold two finger peace signs towards the camera, others hold up closed fist salutes. Some individuals clap and appear to chant or sing.
00:03:27 Zoomed in blurry footage filmed from a distance of the marchers gathered at the Bell Tower on the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol.
00:03:31 Footage ends.
Event Description
On April 3, 1971, three years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a crowd of several hundred individuals marched in memory of Dr. King and against war, racism, and repression in Richmond. About 100 participants in the march and rally had marched from Petersburg along route U.S. 1, a journey that took nine hours. They then met another 100 individuals in Monroe Park, and walked down Franklin Street to the Virginia State Capitol Bell Tower. Groups represented at the march were the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Named speakers included Herbert V. Coulton, state director of the SCLC; Reverend Milford W. Walker, state NAACP president; Loretta F. Johnson, president of the Richmond Welfare Rights Organization; Nathaniel Lee Hawthorne, head of the Virginia Students Civil Rights Committee; and Reverend James A. Forbes, president of the Richmond Urban League. Speakers called for a quality education for all, guaranteed annual income using funds that were going to the Vietnam War, and a national and state holiday to honor Dr. King (Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 4, 1971).
Runtime
00:03:36
Personal Name Subject
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Corporate Name Subject
Southern Christian Leadership Conference; National Welfare Rights Organization (U.S.); National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Topical Subject
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assasination; Demonstrations; Crowds, Public welfare; Welfare rights movement; Civil rights movements; Civil rights movements--United States; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights workers; Anti-poverty movements; Clergy; Memorials; Mounted police; Police horses; Animals in police work; Police; Police patrol--Surveillance operations; Electronic surveillance; Video surveillance
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
color films (visual works)
Local Genre
moving image
Type
Moving Image
Digital Format
video/mp4
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Richmond Police Department Surveillance Collection
Source
March Against Oppression and Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King's Death in Richmond Film Reel #02, 1971 April 3
File Name
VCU_M571_097.mp4