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Chicago (1968)

Reel Number: 280004-04

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1968

Country: USA

Location: Chicago,Illinois

TC Begins: 03:34:50

TC Ends: 03:50:43

Duration: 00:15:53

Chicago (1968) Newsreel Films by John Douglas, Norman Fruchter, Peter Kuttner, Allan Siegel POV thru working class neighborhood intercut w/ stills of LBJ & soldiers; Eugene McCarthy; Bobby Kennedy; Couple walking in winter woods. Meeting mid-March to plan the demonstrations at the Democratic Convention. Large room and people listening to speaker, taking notes, filming. Exterior of International Amphitheater from car. 03:36:53 ?? speaking. CU of listeners. POV from car on wide street into downtown Chicago. 03:37:52 ?? woman speaking over empty lots, then on camera. Central Chicago & buildings. 03:38:27 ?? yound man talking about how to bring about the revolution. Sidewalk and pedestrians past camera. Abbie Hoffman talking about providing free things during the Convention. Shots of people boarding bus, pedestrians, meeting breaking up and people talking. 03:40:08 Cafeteria shot, then people at roundtable discussion. Blacks listening. POV past fancy wealthy homes. Cut back to meeting. Meeting room seen through triangle window in door. Shacks and poor ghetto seen from slowly passing car as Black man speaks saying need to include Blacks into the coalition. Cut back to faster car drive-bys. 03:42:01 Athlete talking about Blacks boycotting Olympics, closing down NY Athletic Club and protesting outside Muhammed Ali Madison Square Garden fight. People listening. Street shots. Pedestrians. Call for White athletes to boycott Mexico Olympics. Street traffic, pan over buildings etc. 03:45:05 Thin white w/ mustache speaking. Talking about local organizing for Chicago demonstrations. Traveling shots intercut. 03:47:27 Black Hispanic man speaking about bearing arms. Reads points proposed, intercut w/ many shots including POV from elevated subway. Poverty; Political Radicals; 60s; Ethnic Groups; Elevated Train; War on Poverty Programs; Organizing; 1960s; NOTE: Sold on license fee basis.

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