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Title on Reel (transcribed from original)
Lincoln Memorial Peace March, Washington, D.C., October 21-22 1967, #2
Date Created
1967-10-21
Reel Format
Super 8mm
Reel Description
Please note, this footage contains protest signs that include photographs of human corpses.
This reel contains footage filmed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on October 21, 1967, of a demonstration against the Vietnam War. Footage of the crowd near the Lincoln Memorial and around the Reflecting Pool. It also contains footage of a counter-protest and of speakers at a podium. This appears to be a group of majority white participants.
Timestamp Description
00:00:09 Footage begins. Zoomed in footage of individuals in the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial, the Reflecting Pool is partially visible in the background.
00:00:11 Footage of a sign laying on the ground which reads: "No Vietnamese Ever Called Me A Nigger!"
00:00:15 Zoomed in footage of two individuals in the crowd wear clerical collars.
00:00:18 Zoomed in footage of an individual in the crowd.
00:00:21 Footage of a large banner being carrying through the crowd which reads "Support Our GI's..." with the rest of the banner not visible. The cameras pans right to follow the banner. Another sign in the crowd reads "Kill Rats, Not People".
00:00:29 Footage of individuals in the crowd, one individual stands on a chair with what appears to be a stage in the background. A red scaffold is partially visible on the right, with several individuals climbing on it.
00:00:37 Footage of what appears to be a counter-protest of a dozen or so individuals. One individuals holds a United States of America flag on a pole, and wears a white crewneck with "Support your country" handwritten on it in red.
00:00:42 Zoomed in footage of a sign with a hammer and sickle symbol crossed out, with "Support Your Local Police" written underneath.
00:00:43 Footage from another angle of the counter-protest. Some signs read: "Victory in Vietnam", "Vive Vietnam The Just War", a sign with a partially obscured photograph "American Soldier Murdered By Communists In Vietnam, Official Department of Defense [Illegible] Released November 7, 1966".
00:00:50 Footage of the crowd, with a large empty patch of concrete in front of it. Individuals walk and gather through the space. In the midground, approximately a dozen individuals sit in a line, the camera pans right to film the individuals in the line.
00:01:10 Footage of the crowd with trees in the background.
00:01:21 Footage of an individual in a cherry picker with a megaphone filmed from below. The individual gestures with one hand while holding the megaphone in the other. They appear to wear a clerical collar.
00:01:30 Footage of the counter-protest from a distance, several signs are visible: a hammer and sickle crossed out; a photograph of what appears to be a decapitated human body with "American Soldier Beheaded By Communists In [5?] Vietnam, [Illegible sentence]", "Bomb Ho's Butt" (likely a reference to Hồ Chí Minh).
00:01:33 Footage filmed from a distance of an individual speaking at a podium on a stage, a large banner behind them reads "Support Our GI's...Bring Them Home Now". Individuals in the crowd stand, sit in chairs and on the ground. Some have photography and/or film cameras.
00:01:51 Multiple clips of a crowd of individuals sitting on the ground. The camera slowly pans left.
00:02:29 Footage of an individual sitting on the ground and walking through the frame. One individual holds a sign: "Remember the Bastille" with a peace symbol.
00:02:30 Footage of individuals walking through the crowd of individuals sitting, one holds an infant.
00:02:35 Footage filmed from a distance of an individual speaking at a podium on a stage, individuals in the crowd stand, sit in chairs and on the ground.
00:02:39 Footage of another individual speaking at the same podium.
00:02:47 Blurry footage of hundreds of individuals walking across the frame from left to right, likely leaving the protest.
00:03:21 Footage ends.
Event Description
On October 21, 1967, some 100,000 individuals gathered near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. for a demonstration against the Vietnam War. Organized by the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, the event included participants from a wide variety of communities including students, clergy, middle class professionals, activists, and other members of the counterculture. Events included a concert by Phil Ochs, and speeches by David Dellinger and Dr. Benjamin Spock. After the event at the Lincoln Memorial, 50,000 people marched across the Potomac River to the Pentagon, where they were confronted by U.S. Army paratroopers. The military used tear gas and physical force to disperse protestors, who remained at the Pentagon until around midnight. There were over 40 injuries and nearly 700 arrests. The event is considered emblematic of the anti-war movement of the time. (1967 March on the Pentagon, Wikipedia).
Runtime
00:03:44
Corporate Name Subject
New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
Topical Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Draft resisters; Anti-war demonstrations; Demonstrations; Crowds; Draft; Draft resisters; Draft registration; Student movements; Student protesters; Students--Political activity; Signs and signboards; Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.); Pentagon; ; Clergy; Police; Police patrol--Surveillance operations; Electronic surveillance; Video surveillance
City/Location
Washington (D.C.)
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 on the Pentagon Film Reel #02, 1967 October 21
File Name
VCU_M571_093.mp4