Columbia Revolt - Part 1 of 5
The Newsreel - Radical Documentary
Shots of Columbia University buildings with pillars, statues, arcades, very grand looking, while narration talks of mighty mission of university to society. Shots become more shaky and narration argues University produces students for corporations and military, over shots exterior modern university buildings. Voice over talks of way land was acquired, trustees all CEO’s of big corporations.
03:05:00 High shot over Columbia university and pan over city.
03:05:23: Black kids look through fence. Sign says building of university gym soon to start, Morningside park where gym to be built is locked off. Local people removed from Morningside park, some sit-in, taken in police van, reporters film. Bulldozers dig park. Voice over woman making radical speech about park.
03:06:18 High shot student demonstration in University campus. Protest including Blacks. Protesters march to library. Stills of police arresting demonstrators and shuffle. Demonstration turns to riot and violence. Group of policeman wave off camera. Demonstrators in street. Voice over demonstrators tells about event.
Student political meeting, CUs of students,black speaker. Voice over explains difference of perspective and tactics between black and white militants.
03.09.45: High angle protest with umbrellas. Police arrive. Black students flood the basement, together with whites, and barricade basement with chairs.
Voice over runs throughout the film: made up of interviews of radical students and militants.
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Columbia Revolt - Part 1 of 5 The Newsreel - Radical Documentary Shots of Columbia University buildings with pillars, statues, arcades, very grand looking, while narration talks of mighty mission of university to society. Shots become more shaky and narration argues University produces students for corporations and military, over shots exterior modern university buildings. Voice over talks of way land was acquired, trustees all CEO’s of big corporations. 03:05:00 High shot over Columbia university and pan over city. 03:05:23: Black kids look through fence. Sign says building of university gym soon to start, Morningside park where gym to be built is locked off. Local people removed from Morningside park, some sit-in, taken in police van, reporters film. Bulldozers dig park. Voice over woman making radical speech about park. 03:06:18 High shot student demonstration in University campus. Protest including Blacks. Protesters march to library. Stills of police arresting demonstrators and shuffle. Demonstration turns to riot and violence. Group of policeman wave off camera. Demonstrators in street. Voice over demonstrators tells about event. Student political meeting, CUs of students,black speaker. Voice over explains difference of perspective and tactics between black and white militants. 03.09.45: High angle protest with umbrellas. Police arrive. Black students flood the basement, together with whites, and barricade basement with chairs. Voice over runs throughout the film: made up of interviews of radical students and militants.