| Hunger Strike | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 18 |
| Catalog #: | 318540 | |
| Clip Number: | 318540-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 517 | |
| Timecode: | 01:17:32 - 01:18:28 | |
| Location: | Ohio | |
| Year Shot: | 1972 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | DEMONSTRATIONS: Misc. DEMONSTRATIONS: Protest LAW: Enforcement, Prisons LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Ohio | |
| Description: | A demonstration demanding rights for prison inmates is being held, the demonstration is taking place in front of an unidentified federal building. Segment begins with men holding a huge red banner that reads "Prisons Are Concentration Camps For The Poor". Shot of a small group of demonstrators carrying signs and walking in a circular formation. Signs read as following: "Support The Prisoners Demands" and "End Prison Brutality". CU of man shouting into a megaphone. He chants "Support the prisoners strike, demand no reprisal". Shot of an African-American man wearing dark sunglasses and speaking to the camera. He calls for the proper authorities to come into these institutions and listen to the grievances of the inmates. More shots of signs. | |
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