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Title on Reel (transcribed from original)
Sergeants Peppers [sic] Peace March, 5th - 7th / Broad St. and Grace Sts., Dec. 15, 1967
Date Created
1967-12-15
Reel Format
Super 8mm
Reel Description
This reel of police surveillance footage is of a protest march in downtown Richmond, around the area of the Carpenter Theatre on N 6th Street between Grace Street and Broad Street, on December 15, 1967. The first sign carried reads "Sgt. Peppers Peace March," likely in reference to the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band which was released by The Beatles in May of 1967. The protest was in opposition to the Vietnam War. This appears to be a group of racially diverse participants.
Timestamp Description
00:00:09 Footage begins. Slightly blurry footage of a single file line of protestors holding signs, waiting to cross the street. The first sign reads: "Only 10 More Bombing Days til Christmas."
00:00:22 Protesters begin crossing the street, they are surrounded by other pedestrians, some block protest signs from view. Visible signs read: "All You Need Is Love", "Peace On Earth, Goodwill To Men", "With Our We Could Save The World, George Harrison", "Richmond Branch Women's International League For Peace And Freedom", "What kind of Christmas will THEY have?" with an unidentified image.
00:00:34 The protest waits at another crosswalk, then begins the march again. The camera pans left to right to follow marchers. Two individuals wearing nun habits appear to be a part of the march.
00:00:59 Filmed from further down the block, the march approaches the camera while walking down the sidewalk. The footage blurs as the marchers get closer to the camera.
00:01:29 Filmed from further down the block, the march approaches the camera while walking down the sidewalk. The footage is quite dark and it is hard to distinguish faces. The camera pans right away from those in the march to film others on the sidewalk, then pans back left to the marchers and zooms in, becomes blurry.
00:02:10 Filmed from further down the block, the march approaches the camera while walking down the sidewalk. The footage is quite dark and it is hard to distinguish faces. The footage eventually is too dark to decipher.
00:02:39 Footage of a storefront window with two mannequins visible, filmed from the street. A uniformed police officer walks towards the camera.
00:02:41 Footage of the march, with the "Only 10 More Bombing Days til Christmas" at the front. The footage is quite dark and it is hard to distinguish faces.
00:03:08 Zoomed in footage of the Carpenter Theatre building facade with a cherub carving.
00:03:19 Footage ends.
Runtime
00:03:36
Topical Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements; Anti-war demonstrations; Demonstrations; Student movements; Student protesters; Students--Political activity; Signs and signboards; Nuns; Clergy; 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
Sgt. Peppers Peace March in Richmond Film Reel #01, 1967 December 15
File Name
VCU_M571_065.mp4