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Title on Reel (transcribed from original)
Police I.D.
Date Created
1967-03-14
Reel Format
16mm
Reel Description
This reel contains footage of a crowd of approximately 200 individuals gathered outside the Lynchburg Courthouse on March 14, 1967, for the trial of Thomas Carlton Wansley. There is footage of individuals speaking to the crowd as well as uniformed police officers guarding the doors of the courthouse. This appears to be a group of majority Black participants. All uniformed police officers appear to be white.
Timestamp Description
00:00:13 Footage begins. Footage of a large crowd gathered on the street, filmed from the sidewalk. The camera pans left to show individuals standing on the sidewalk, street, and on the sidewalk on the other side of the street. When the camera pans back to the right, individuals are also gathered on the steps of what appears to be a courthouse building. Several uniformed police officers stand at the top of the stairs.
00:00:35 Multiple clips of zoomed in blurry footage panning the crowd, with most individuals with their backs to the camera.
00:00:53 Multiple panning clips of the crowd, filmed from the street.
00:01:22 Footage zoomed in on an individual on the ground speaking, they wear a clerical collar, glasses, and a denim jacket. Two uniformed police officers are visible behind them.
00:01:25 Multiple clips of footage panning the crowd and the uniformed officers at the top of the stairs of the building.
00:01:43 Footage focused on an individual in the crowd speaking. They wear a suit and tie. It appears some individuals have their heads bowed in prayer.
00:01:52 Multiple clips of footage of the crowd focused on an individual speaking, only visible from the back. They wear a blue patterned shirt or dress with a matching headwrap. As the clips advance, the individual turns so their face is more visible to the camera, and they continue to speak and gesture while the crowd listens.
00:02:17 Panning footage of individuals on the sidewalk on the other side of the street from the courthouse building.
00:02:25 Footage of the same individual in a blue shirt or dress and matching headwrap speaking to the crowd, the speaker with a clerical collar from earlier in the footage is standing behind them.
00:02:45 Footage ends.
Runtime
00:04:16
Personal Name Subject
Kunstler, William M. (William Moses), 1919-1995; Merhige, Robert R.; Hirschkop, Philip J.
Topical Subject
Public meetings; Crowds; Demonstrations; Clergy; Trials; Civil rights movements; Civil rights movements--United States; Civil rights demonstrations; Black power; Black power--United States; Courts; Courthouses; Clergy; Police; Police patrol--Surveillance operations; Electronic surveillance; Video surveillance
City/Location
Lynchburg (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
Thomas C. Wansley Trial in Lynchburg Film Reel, 1967 March 14
File Name
VCU_M571_115.mp4