The collection is open for research with the exception of some of the films and personal information cards. Films of public activities in public spaces, which constitute the majority of the films, are available through the VCU Libraries Digtial Collections. Films where the subjects were unaware they were being recorded are not available online. Those films can only be accessed in the Special Collections reading room at James Branch Cabell Library. When this is the case, the item will state "For access to this digital file, please consult Special Collections and Archives staff for assistance."
Box 18, Personal Identification Cards is restricted for privacy reasons. Researchers may be able to access the information in an anonymized way. Please contact VCU SCA for more information
Virginia Commonwealth University acquired the collection from David Jackson in 2017.
Access copies of the majority of the audio and film reels and the transcripts are available via
Series 1: Audio Recordings
Series 2: Film Recordings
Series 3: Film and Audio Reels
Series 4: Photographs and Personal Information Cards
During the turbulent years of the 1960s and 1970s, the Richmond, VA police department surveilled groups, people, and events they determined to be subversive, counter-cultural, or threatening. Most of the films were taken at public events, with officers filming from the street-level sidelines or even embedded in the event. There are other instances where police are covertly filming people entering private homes or secret events from higher or hidden vantage points. The footage they took are considered general-investigatory, non-evidential, non-permanent records. While it appears the department was primarily focused on the Civil Rights, Black Power, Women's Rights, and Anti-War movements, they also surveilled those involved with the White Power and anti-integration movements.
Detective Ricky Duling maintained these materials after retirement. After his death they were given to David Jackson, who transferred them to VCU Libraries.
The film and audio reels have been digitzed for use. Digitized files need a computer or other internet-enabled device to access.
Richmond Police Surveillance collection, 1961-1975, Collection # M 571, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
The collection contains film and audio reels pertaining to civil rights and other activities in the 1960s and 1970s in Richmond, Virginia, and surrounding states. These include the H. Rap Brown trial, Lincoln Memorial Peace March, the Martin Luther King memorial at the Virginia State Capitol, Anti-Bussing protests, the Poor People's Campaign, student protest marches, surveillance of the Black Panthers, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), the National Socialist White People's Party, and illegal abortion providers. There are also reels of police training videos, retirement parties, and the 1969 flood. In addition to the film and audio reels, there are also photographs of many of the events recorded on film reels, as well as Personal Information Cards.
Digital copies of audio recordings, arranged alphabetically.
Digital copies of film recordings, arranged alphabetically.
Original film and audio reels. Arranged numerically by VCU-assigned reel number. For which digitized reel they correspond to, please contact Special Collections and Archives to see the inventory.
Photographs taken by the Richmond Police documenting protests, marches, "undesireable" people, movements, or places, locations, and other events. Unfortunately, these events remain unidentified except by the roll of film number, with no key indicating what the images are of. As such, the photographs are arranged numerically by the police-assigned roll number.
Personal Information Cards contain information on individual people being surveilled by police. This can include their address, what they are being surveilled for, and their employment, among other things. They remain in the order in which they were recieved, which is no particular order.
TITLE ON REEL:Aboration [sic] 614 W. 31st. St. between last of Jan. 1968 and feb. 16, 1968, #1; RUNTIME: 00:03:52; DESCRIPTION: Police surveillance footage of an alleged abortion clinic in a residential home at 614 W. 31st St. in Richmond, Virginia. This footage was recorded between January 31 and February 16, 1968, at a time where abortion was not legal in Virginia outside of emergency situations to save the life of the parent. Individuals are shown in the footage.
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TITLE ON REEL:Aboration [sic] 614 W. 31st. St. between last of Jan. 1968 and Feb. 16, 1968, #2; RUNTIME: 00:03:46; DESCRIPTION: Police surveillance footage of an alleged abortion clinic in a residential home at 614 W. 31st St. in Richmond, Virginia. This footage was recorded between January 31 and February 16, 1968, at a time where abortion was not legal in Virginia outside of emergency situations to save the life of the parent. Individuals are shown in the footage
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TITLE ON REEL:Aboration [sic] 614 W. 31st. St. between last of Jan 1968 and Feb. 16 1968, #3; RUNTIME: 00:03:39; DESCRIPTION: Police surveillance footage of an alleged abortion clinic in a residential home at 614 W. 31st St. in Richmond, Virginia. This footage was recorded between January 31 and February 16, 1968, at a time where abortion was not legal in Virginia outside of emergency situations to save the life of the parent. Individuals are shown in the footage.
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TITLE ON REEL:Aboration [sic], 614 W. 31st. St. between last of Jan 1968 and Feb. 16, 1968, #4; RUNTIME: 00:03:53; DESCRIPTION: Police surveillance footage of an alleged abortion clinic in a residential home at 614 W. 31st St. in Richmond, Virginia. This footage was recorded between January 31 and February 16, 1968, at a time where abortion was not legal in Virginia outside of emergency situations to save the life of the parent. No individuals are shown in this footage
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TITLE ON REEL:Aboration [sic] 614 W. 31st. St. between last of Jan. 1968 and Feb. 16, 1968, #5; RUNTIME: 00:03:40; DESCRIPTION: Police surveillance footage of an alleged abortion clinic in a residential home at 614 W. 31st St. in Richmond, Virginia. This footage was recorded between January 31 and February 16, 1968, at a time where abortion was not legal in Virginia outside of emergency situations to save the life of the parent. No individuals are shown in this footage
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TITLE ON REEL:Police ID; RUNTIME: 00:04:14; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of an American Nazi Party rally in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. There is footage of speakers, including John Patler, and panning shots of the crowd.
TITLE ON REEL:Det. Burton; RUNTIME: 00:03:10; DESCRIPTION: This real contains footage of a protest in opposition to the Vietnam War in front of the Richmond Federal Building in downtown Richmond on April 29, 1967. About 100 individuals participated in the march. Individuals march holding signs or flowers, wearing business clothing. Several children participate in the march as well. Towards the middle of the reel, there is footage of a pro-war counterprotest of approximately seven individuals.
TITLE ON REEL:Bussing Picket- Belvidere St. / Grove Ave. 1100 Block taken 10-14-70; RUNTIME: 00:04:09; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of several dozen adults and children, all of whom appear to be white, protesting against school desegregation busing in Belvidere Street near the Virginia War Memorial on August 22, 1970. It also contains aerial footage of the Monroe Park area of Richmond filmed on October 14, 1970.
TITLE ON REEL:Anti-Bussing, Skinny Morrisett's Parade, 8-29-70, Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:04:00; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of approximately 250 individuals protesting school desegregation via busing in downtown Richmond. This protest appears to be majority white, though there are participants who are people of color, both adults and children. This footage shows demonstrators gathering in Monroe Park, leaving Monroe Park, marching in downtown Richmond, and approaching the Virginia State Capitol grounds.
TITLE ON REEL:Anti-bussing, Skinny Morrisett's parade, 8-29-70; RUNTIME: 00:04:10; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of approximately 250 individuals protesting school desegregation via busing in downtown Richmond. This protest appears to be majority white, though there are participants who are people of color, both adults and children. This footage shows demonstrators marching at the the Virginia State Capitol grounds, as well as a car protest leaving Skinny's Kitchen in southern Richmond.; NOTE:
TITLE ON REEL:Finished 4-13-62, Anti-Bussing Meeting Mosque Rev. J.B. Book, 8-28-70; RUNTIME: 00:04:33; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of a rally against school desegregation busing organized by Reverend John B. Book of the Southside Christian Church the Mosque (now the Altria Theater) in Richmond, Virginia, held on August 28, 1970. Footage includes Book and several other speakers on the stage. ; NOTE: This footage is in black and white. The reel has the date April 13, 1962, which might indicate that is when the film was started but was not concluded until the second date, August 28, 1970. This may account for why this film is in black and white when most films from this year are in color.
TITLE ON REEL:Anti Draft Protest, 3-19-70 [2]; RUNTIME: 00:04:18; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of the gathering of individuals who will participate in a day-time picket at the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station at 11th and Main Streets. Most footage follows individuals and groups arriving for the picket, walking back and forth in front of the building. Some building workers are seen--potential security and others. The footage is filmed from across the street and above. Towards the end of the video, the individuals preparing the picket notice the camera and gesture toward it. Most individuals appear to be white, though individuals of other races can be seen throughout, but not in the group of demonstrators.; NOTE: The order of the eight reels from this day of protests was determined by the Digital Initiatives Librarian using newspaper reports from the day, as well as other indicators of time in the footage. It may not be accurate to the order the footage was filmed in.
TITLE ON REEL:Anti Draft Protest, 3-19-70; RUNTIME: 00:04:15; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of the day-time picket at the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station at 11th and Main Streets. Most footage is of the picket, showing individuals walking in a large oval on the sidewalk. Some building workers are seen--potential security and others. The footage is filmed from across the street and above. At one point, one of the picketers is detained by a uniformed individual and led away. Most individuals appear to be white, though individuals of other races can be seen throughout, but not in the group of demonstrators. One Black individual is seen photographing the demonstrators and communicating with another individual filming the picketers.; NOTE: The order of the eight reels from this day of protests was determined by the Digital Initiatives Librarian using newspaper reports from the day, as well as other indicators of time in the footage. It may not be accurate to the order the footage was filmed in.
TITLE ON REEL:Anti Draft Protest, 3-19-70, Rich. Police I.D., 649-4811 [phone number]; RUNTIME: 00:03:53; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of the day-time picket at the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station at 11th and Main Streets. Most footage is of the picket, showing individuals walking in a large oval on the sidewalk. Some building workers are seen--potential security and others. The footage is filmed from the street and steps of the Station. At one point, one of the picketers is detained by a uniformed individual and led away. Most individuals appear to be white, though individuals of other races can be seen throughout, but not in the group of demonstrators. One Black individual is seen photographing the demonstrators.; NOTE: The order of the eight reels from this day of protests was determined by the Digital Initiatives Librarian using newspaper reports from the day, as well as other indicators of time in the footage. It may not be accurate to the order the footage was filmed in.
TITLE ON REEL:Anti draft [sic] protest, 3-19-70; RUNTIME: 00:04:14; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of the day-time picket at the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station at 11th and Main Streets. Most footage is of the picket, showing individuals walking in a large oval on the sidewalk. Some building workers are seen--potential security and others. The footage is filmed from across the street and above. Most individuals appear to be white, though individuals of other races can be seen throughout, including in the group of demonstrators.; NOTE: The order of the eight reels from this day of protests was determined by the Digital Initiatives Librarian using newspaper reports from the day, as well as other indicators of time in the footage. It may not be accurate to the order the footage was filmed in.
TITLE ON REEL:Antidraft [sic] protest; RUNTIME: 00:04:44; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of the day-time picket at the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station at 11th and Main Streets. Most footage is of the picket, showing individuals walking in a large oval on the sidewalk. Some building workers are seen--potential security and others. The footage is filmed from across the street and above. Most individuals appear to be white, though individuals of other races can be seen throughout, including in the group of demonstrators.; NOTE: The order of the eight reels from this day of protests was determined by the Digital Initiatives Librarian using newspaper reports from the day, as well as other indicators of time in the footage. It may not be accurate to the order the footage was filmed in.
TITLE ON REEL:Anti Draft [sic] protest 3-19-70; RUNTIME: 00:04:15; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of approximately 150 individuals gathering for a march from Monroe Park to the Federal Building at 8th and Marshall Streets. Individuals and their signs are visible, then the march begins. The second half of the reel is of individuals from the protest leaving the Federal Building after a sit-in. Most individuals appear to be white, though individuals of other races can be seen throughout, including in the group of demonstrators.; NOTE: The order of the eight reels from this day of protests was determined by the Digital Initiatives Librarian using newspaper reports from the day, as well as other indicators of time in the footage. It may not be accurate to the order the footage was filmed in.
TITLE ON REEL:Anti Draft Protest, 3-19-70, Rich Police ID, 649-4811 [phone number]; RUNTIME: 00:03:38; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of several dozen individuals marching to the Federal Building at 8th and Marshall Streets. Individuals and their signs are visible. The last part of the reel shows individuals from the protest leaving the Federal Building after a sit-in. Most individuals appear to be white, though individuals of other races can be seen throughout, including in the group of demonstrators.; NOTE: The order of the eight reels from this day of protests was determined by the Digital Initiatives Librarian using newspaper reports from the day, as well as other indicators of time in the footage. It may not be accurate to the order the footage was filmed in.
TITLE ON REEL:Anti Draft protest 3-19-70, Rich. Police I.D., 649-4811 [phone number]; RUNTIME: 00:03:46; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of several dozen individuals leaving the Federal Building after a sit-in. Most individuals appear to be white, though individuals of other races can be seen throughout, including in the group of demonstrators.; NOTE: The order of the eight reels from this day of protests was determined by the Digital Initiatives Librarian using newspaper reports from the day, as well as other indicators of time in the footage. It may not be accurate to the order the footage was filmed in.
TITLE ON REEL:Klan's A.B.C. protest march of open housing in front of Jefferson Hotel. 4-6-68; RUNTIME: 00:03:46; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of white individuals protesting against a conference on fair housing in front of the Hotel Jefferson in Richmond, Virginia on April 6, 1968. There are approximately ten individuals in the protest.; NOTE: While language on the original reel refers to the "Klan", most likely the Ku Klux Klan, there is no information in the reel or in newspaper reporting of the protest that identifies protestors as Klan members. Newspapers at the time referred to the group as segregationists.
TITLE ON REEL:Klan's A.B.C., protest march of open housing in front of Jefferson Hotel, short strip of Dianne Sugg. 4-6-68; RUNTIME: 00:03:36; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of white individuals protesting against a conference on fair housing in front of the Hotel Jefferson in Richmond, Virginia on April 6, 1968. There are approximately ten individuals in the protest.; NOTE: While language on the original reel refers to the "Klan", most likely the Ku Klux Klan, there is no information in the reel or in newspaper reporting of the protest that identifies protestors as Klan members. Newspapers at the time referred to the group as segregationists.
TITLE ON REEL:[Unidentified #11], Police ID; RUNTIME: 00:04:14; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of a daytime anti-Vietnam War picket protest in front of the United States White House held on November 27, 2965. Most individuals appear to be white, though individuals of other races can be seen throughout. Footage focuses on those picketing, with specific emphasis on potential protest coordinators who wear orange armbands. Also included is footage of cars, police officers, and counter-protestors.
TITLE ON REEL:Be-In, Monroe Park, 4- -69 [date missing], Police I.D. (Burton), [Sat.?]; RUNTIME: 00:03:41; DESCRIPTION: This reels contains footage of a crowd of individuals at an event labeled as a "Be-In" on the reel in Monroe Park, likely on April 27, 1969. Individuals sit on the grass, listen to a band playing in front of the Checkers House.
TITLE ON REEL:In Park, 9-16-69, 1:30 am, I; RUNTIME: 00:04:10; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of a press conference in Monroe Park on September 16, 1969. Speaking at the press conference were Bob Lee, field secretary of the Black Panther Party of Illinois, and Bill Fesperman, field secretary of the Young Patriots Organization. The reel contains footage of individuals gathering in Monroe Park, as well as footage of Lee and Fesperman near the fountain with a journalist, and individuals watching the press conference.
TITLE ON REEL:Black Panther Headquarters #8 E. Baker Street, 11-25-70, [0?]1005-1335; RUNTIME: 00:04:48; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains police surveillance footage of individuals exiting and entering the Black Panther Party Information Center at 8 E. Baker Street in Richmond, Virginia, on November 25, 1970. The house has a large Black Panther banner on the front porch railing, and an article with the address appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch three days prior to this recording. It appears the BPP members were aware they were being surveilled, although the video is filmed from a distance.; NOTE: The original 16mm film reel has damage which translated to the digitized copy presented here. The damage includes debris in the camera gate and a camera registration error, which leads to "jumps" in footage or multiple frames being seen at once.
TITLE ON REEL:30 April 70, Black Panther Visit to VCU, Ogden, et al; RUNTIME: 00:04:11; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals gathered in Monroe Park for what was advertised as a Black Panther Party press conference on April 30, 1970. There is footage filmed in the park, and footage of individuals outside of Rhoads Hall on Franklin Street.
TITLE ON REEL:Black Panther meeting Monroe Park 4-29-70 / William and Mary students Induction Center 5-11-1970; RUNTIME: 00:04:08; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals gathered in Monroe Park for what was advertised as a Black Panther Party press conference on April 30, 1970. There is also footage of College of William and Mary students picketing the draft at the Richmond Parcel Post Building at 1102 E. Main St., which also served as the induction center during the Vietnam War, on May 11, 1970.; NOTE: Although the reel is labeled April 29, 1970, this is likely the meeting covered by the
TITLE ON REEL:Caplan - Raid; RUNTIME: 00:04:53; DESCRIPTION: Undated police surveillance of unknown business during the daytime. Mostly individuals entering and leaving business. Suspected raid footage.
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TITLE ON REEL:Chief - Col. Wright's Ret. Party Police Hdq., Dec. 29, 1967; RUNTIME: 00:03:38; DESCRIPTION: Footage of a retirement celebration for Chief Col. John M. Wright Jr. from the Richmond Police Department. Wright worked in the department from 1920 to 1967. The Wright Family Papers are available via theLibrary of Virginia. An announcement of Wright's retirement ran in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on October 3, 1967. An announcement of this event ran in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on December 30, 1967.
TITLE ON REEL:Chief - Colonel Wright's ret. party at police Hdq., Dec. 29, 1967; RUNTIME: 00:03:54; DESCRIPTION: Footage of a retirement celebration for three individuals from the Richmond Police Department. The only named individual on the reel is Chief Col. John M. Wright Jr., who worked in the department from 1920 to 1967. The Wright Family Papers are available via the Library of Virginia. Two other individuals also appear to be receiving accolades and gifts in the reel. One is Mary P. Phillips, who worked as executive secretary to Chief Wright and his predecessor Chief O.D. Garton. An announcement of their retirements ran in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on October 3, 1967. The second is Detective Sgt. Clifford L. Brown, a homocide investigator. An announcement of this event ran in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on December 30, 1967. Their order of appearance in the footage is Wright, Phillips, Brown.
TITLE ON REEL:Richmond Police, 3-19-34, [Colemans?] + 2501 W. Main St.
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TITLE ON REEL:4-12-62, Finished
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TITLE ON REEL:[Unidentified #12], Police ID; RUNTIME: 00:04:14; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of former United States of America President Dwight D. Eisenhower visiting the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond on September 14, 1965. Eisenhower was in Virginia supporting the campaign of Linwood Holton for Virginia Governor. During the trip, he spoke to a 6,000 person rally at the South Portico on the Virginia State Capitol grounds, attended a 500 person luncheon at the Hotel John Marshall, and laid a wreathe at the World War II Memorial--now the Virginia War Memorial--with Virginia Adjutant General Major General Paul M. Booth, chairman of the World War II Memorial Commission John J. Wicker Jr., as well as Dr. Louis H. Williams, Robert P. Buford, and Holton and his wife Virginia Harrison "Jinks" Rogers Holton (
TITLE ON REEL:1st day at Free University, 9-16-69, III
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TITLE ON REEL:[Unknown #2]
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TITLE ON REEL:Panther Meeting, Laurel St., Free University, 9-17-69, Police I.D.
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TITLE ON REEL:Black Panther Meeting, Free University, IV Free University 2nd Day, 9-17-69, Police I.D
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TITLE ON REEL:Lab. Day Caplan Colemans, Richmond Police, 3-19-34
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TITLE ON REEL:Georges, 7-13-68; RUNTIME: 00:03:36; DESCRIPTION: George's Place was located at 17 W Grace St.
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TITLE ON REEL:Georgies; RUNTIME: 00:03:44
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TITLE ON REEL:Georges, 7-13-68; RUNTIME: 00:03:51; DESCRIPTION: George's Place was located at 17 W Grace St.
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TITLE ON REEL:Georgio's; RUNTIME: 00:03:36; DESCRIPTION:
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TITLE ON REEL:Georgios
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TITLE ON REEL:H. Rap Brown, September 15-18, 1967, City Jail- I.D., Bureau Police I.D., #28 (2); RUNTIME: 00:03:37; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of cars parked on streets, police officers at Richmond City Jail, and protestors in front of the jail on September 15, 1967. Individuals protested the jailing of Black power activist H. Rap Brown as he fought extradition to Maryland. Another angle of this footage is available
TITLE ON REEL:H. Rap Brown September 15-18, 1967, Post Office- Trial; RUNTIME: 00:03:49; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage protestors in front of the Richmond City Jail on September 15, 1967, as well as footage outside of the Richmond City Courthouse (known as the United States Post Office and Customhouse) from Brown's habeas corpus hearing on September 16, 1967. Individuals protested the jailing of Black power activist H. Rap Brown as he fought extradition to Maryland.
TITLE ON REEL:H. Rap Brown, September 15-18, 1967, Post Office* Trial; RUNTIME: 00:03:43; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed outside of the Richmond City Courthouse (known as the United States Post Office and Customhouse) from H. Rap Brown's habeas corpus hearing on September 16, 1967.
TITLE ON REEL:February 23, 1968, Friday, Trial of H. Rap Brown, Post office Bldg., Federal Court; (1) #25, H Rap Brown, 2-23-68; RUNTIME: 00:03:35; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed outside of the Richmond City Courthouse (known as the United States Post Office and Customhouse) from H. Rap Brown's hearing in regards to his $10,000 bond in Virginia on February 23, 1968. At the February 23 hearing, Brown's bond was revoked and he was ordered to return to New Orleans to face federal charges. This reel contains footage of individuals approaching, entering, and leaving the courthouse.
TITLE ON REEL:February 23, 1968 (Friday), Trial of H. Rap Brown Post Office Bldg., Federal Court; RUNTIME: 00:03:51; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed outside of the Richmond City Courthouse (known as the United States Post Office and Customhouse) from H. Rap Brown's hearing in regards to his $10,000 bond in Virginia on February 23, 1968. At the February 23 hearing, Brown's bond was revoked and he was ordered to return to New Orleans to face federal charges. This reel contains footage individuals leaving the courthouse, as well as individuals speaking with the press. It ends with footage following a specific car on the highway.
TITLE ON REEL:February 23, 1968 (Friday), Trial of H. Rap Brown, Post Office Bldg., Federal Court., Police I.D. (Burton), 2-23-68; RUNTIME: 00:04:17; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed outside of the Richmond City Courthouse (known as the United States Post Office and Customhouse) from H. Rap Brown's hearing in regards to his $10,000 bond in Virginia on February 23, 1968. At the February 23 hearing, Brown's bond was revoked and he was ordered to return to New Orleans to face federal charges. This reel contains footage of an individual, likely Brown's attorney Charles Mangum, speaking with the press, as well as various individuals gathered at the courthouse after the ruling. It ends with footage following a specific car on the highway.
TITLE ON REEL:[illegible writing on masking tape], 2/23/68; RUNTIME: 00:07:00; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed outside of the Richmond City Courthouse (known as the United States Post Office and Customhouse) from H. Rap Brown's hearing in regards to his $10,000 bond in Virginia on February 23, 1968. At the February 23 hearing, Brown's bond was revoked and he was ordered to return to New Orleans to face federal charges. This reel contains footage individuals leaving the courthouse, as well as Brown's attorney William M. Kunstler giving remarks to the press. It ends with footage of Brown leaving the courthouse.; NOTE: This reel has sound.
TITLE ON REEL:Rap Brown trial, April 1968; RUNTIME: 00:04:17; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed outside of the Richmond City Courthouse (known as the United States Post Office and Customhouse) from H. Rap Brown's bond hearing on April 8, 1968. Brown had been transferred from New Orleans to Richmond the previous day, and according to papers looked emaciated and limped into the courtroom, as he had just ended a hunger strike. Judge Merhige denied the bond. There was a heavy presence of Richmond police and state troopers both inside and outside the courthouse, likely due to ongoing unrest following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. four days prior. This reel contains footage of individuals outside the courthouse.
TITLE ON REEL:Rap Brown's hearing at Main St. Post Office, Eddie Slater, Dianne Sugg, Bruce Smith & Boy from RAM. 4-8-68; RUNTIME: 00:03:31; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed outside of the Richmond City Courthouse (known as the United States Post Office and Customhouse) from H. Rap Brown's bond hearing on April 8, 1968. Brown had been transferred from New Orleans to Richmond the previous day, and according to papers looked emaciated and limped into the courtroom, as he had just ended a hunger strike. Judge Merhige denied the bond. There was a heavy presence of Richmond police and state troopers both inside and outside the courthouse, likely due to ongoing unrest following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. four days prior. This reel contains footage of individuals outside the courthouse.
TITLE ON REEL:Rap Brown's Hearing at Main Street Post Office, 4-6-68; RUNTIME: 00:03:36; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed outside of the Richmond City Courthouse (known as the United States Post Office and Customhouse) from H. Rap Brown's bond hearing on April 8, 1968. Brown had been transferred from New Orleans to Richmond the previous day, and according to papers looked emaciated and limped into the courtroom, as he had just ended a hunger strike. Judge Merhige denied the bond. There was a heavy presence of Richmond police and state troopers both inside and outside the courthouse, likely due to ongoing unrest following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. four days prior. This reel contains footage of individuals outside the courthouse.
TITLE ON REEL:Rap Brown Trial April 1968; RUNTIME: 00:03:59; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed outside of the Richmond City Courthouse (known as the United States Post Office and Customhouse) from H. Rap Brown's bond hearing on April 8, 1968. Brown had been transferred from New Orleans to Richmond the previous day, and according to papers looked emaciated and limped into the courtroom, as he had just ended a hunger strike. Judge Merhige denied the bond. There was a heavy presence of Richmond police and state troopers both inside and outside the courthouse, likely due to ongoing unrest following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. four days prior. This reel contains footage of individuals outside the courthouse.
TITLE ON REEL:Rap Brown's Hearing at Main Street Post Office. 4-8-68; RUNTIME: 00:03:36; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed outside of the Richmond City Courthouse (known as the United States Post Office and Customhouse) from H. Rap Brown's bond hearing on April 8, 1968. Brown had been transferred from New Orleans to Richmond the previous day, and according to papers looked emaciated and limped into the courtroom, as he had just ended a hunger strike. Judge Merhige denied the bond. There was a heavy presence of Richmond police and state troopers both inside and outside the courthouse, likely due to ongoing unrest following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. four days prior. This reel contains footage of individuals outside the courthouse. The end of the footage, the camera follows several cars on a highway and continues to film them while parked. It is likely this is footage from April 11, 1968, when previous SNCC chairman Stokely Carmichael (who later changed his name to Kwame Ture) traveled to Richmond for Brown's hearing on that day. Footage on Reel #13 in this collection matches this footage and is labeled "Stokely Carmichael and his group at the federal reformatory in Petersbug, VA, 4-11-68".
TITLE ON REEL:Stokely Carmichael and his group at the federal reformatory, Petersbug, VA, 4-11-68; RUNTIME: 00:03:48; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed outside of the Federal Reformatory in Petersburg, VA, on April 11, 1968, where H. Rap Brown was being held after the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected his bond request. The footage films several cars and individuals in them, including previous SNCC chairman Stokely Carmichael (who later changed his name to Kwame Ture), who traveled to Richmond for Brown's hearing. There is also footage at an unidentified gas station.
TITLE ON REEL:February 23, 1968 (Friday), Trial of H. Rap Brown, Post Office Bldg., Federal Court, Police I.D. (Burton)
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TITLE ON REEL:8-22-69, Flood Area; RUNTIME: 00:04:17; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of flooded areas on the north side of the Mayo Bridge at 14th Street and Dock Street, as well as footage on Main Street at 15th Street.
TITLE ON REEL:Blvd. Bridge during flood, flood area, 8-22-69; RUNTIME: 00:04:15; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of the James River after Hurricane Camille, filmed from the Boulevard Bridge and perhaps the Mayo Bridge.
TITLE ON REEL:8-22-69, Flood area, Lee Bridge (bad places); RUNTIME: 00:03:45; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of the James River after Hurricane Camille, filmed from the Lee Bridge. There is also footage of Hull Street near the Mayo Bridge.
TITLE ON REEL:Klan Parade, Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:04:05; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals participating in a Ku Klux Klan car caravan in the Richmond area. Cars drive down two unidentified streets, with United States of America and/or Confederate flags on their cars. The footage is undated, however it appears that this occurred on July 9, 1967. ; NOTE: The original 16mm film reel has damage which translated to the digitized copy presented here. The damage includes ghosting and debris in the camera gate, which leads to "jumps" in footage or multiple frames being seen at once, as well as a "bleeding" effect for bright lights.
TITLE ON REEL:Klan parade; RUNTIME: 00:04:46; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals gathered in a parking lot, where two individuals receive and inspect Ku Klux Klan robes. The footage is undated, and appears to be filmed in a parking lot near 521 E. Southside Plaza in Richmond, Virginia. However, it appears that this group was preparing for a march in downtown Richmond and at the Virginia State Capitol grounds reported to have occurred on July 8, 1967. Some group members appear in both reels of the event.; NOTE:
TITLE ON REEL:[Unidentified #9] I, Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:04:49; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals wearing Ku Klux Klan robes and hoods (with their faces showing) marching on Broad Street and at the Virginia State Capitol grounds. The footage is undated, however it appears that this occurred on July 8, 1967. Some group members appear in both reels of the event. The final clips of the footage appear to be from the March on the Pentagon on October 21, 1967.; NOTE: The original 16mm film reel has damage which translated to the digitized copy presented here. The damage includes a camera registration issue, which leads to "jumps" in footage or multiple frames being seen at once, as well as a soft focus throughout.
TITLE ON REEL:KKK, 6-11-66; RUNTIME: 00:04:50; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals wearing Ku Klux Klan robes and hoods in an unidentified location on June 11, 1966. The original 16mm film reel has damage which translated to the digitized copy presented here. The damage includes a camera registration issue, as well as frames not being properly aligned to perforations, which leads to "jumps" in footage or multiple frames being seen at once, as well as a soft focus throughout.
TITLE ON REEL:3 April '71, March Against Opression [sic], Commeration [sic] of M.L. King's Death, scenes along US #1.; RUNTIME: 00:04:15; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of approximately 100 individuals marching along the roadside of U.S. Route 1 in Virginia (somewhere between Petersburg and Richmond, likely closer to Richmond) on April 3, 1971. They were on their way to an event in commemoration of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and against war, racism, and repression in Richmond. The crowd in this part of the march appears to grow as the footage follows them.
TITLE ON REEL:Victory March; RUNTIME: 00:03:36; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals marching in Richmond, primarily on Franklin Street, on April 3, 1971. They were on their way to an event in commemoration of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and against war, racism, and repression at the Virginia State Capitol. The final part of the reel is footage of the crowd on the capitol grounds.
TITLE ON REEL:3 April 71, March Against Opression [sic], Commeration [sic] of Martin L. King's Death, State Capitol & March from Monroe Park, Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:04:35; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals marching in Richmond, primarily on Franklin Street, on April 3, 1971. They were on their way to an event in commemoration of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and against war, racism, and repression at the Virginia State Capitol. The final part of the reel is footage of the crowd on the capitol grounds.
TITLE ON REEL:Lincoln Memorial Peace March, Washington, D.C., October 21-22, 1967 #1; RUNTIME: 00:04:07; DESCRIPTION: Footage filmed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on October 21, 1967, of a demonstration against the Vietnam War. This reel contains footage of the crowd on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and around the Reflecting Pool.
TITLE ON REEL:Lincoln Memorial Peace March, Washington, D.C., October 21-22 1967, #2; RUNTIME: 00:03:44; DESCRIPTION: Please note, this footage contains protest signs that include photographs of human corpses. Footage filmed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on October 21, 1967, of a demonstration against the Vietnam War. This reel contains 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.
TITLE ON REEL:Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:04:41; DESCRIPTION: Footage filmed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on October 21, 1967, of a demonstration against the Vietnam War. This reel contains footage of the crowd on the steps of Lincoln Memorial. It also contains footage of the crowd marching from the Lincoln Memorial to the Pentagon.; NOTE: The original 16mm film reel has damage which translated to the digitized copy presented here. The damage includes ghosting and a camera registration issue, which leads to "jumps" in footage or multiple frames being seen at once, as well as a soft focus throughout
TITLE ON REEL:Lincoln Memorial March, Wash., D.C., Oct. 21-22, 1967, #3; RUNTIME: 00:03:37; DESCRIPTION: Footage filmed at the Pentagon and Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on October 21, 1967, of a demonstration against the Vietnam War. This reel contains footage of the crowd in both locations.
TITLE ON REEL:Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:04:44; DESCRIPTION: Footage filmed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on October 21, 1967, of a demonstration against the Vietnam War. This reel contains footage of the crowd on the steps of Lincoln Memorial. It also contains footage of the crowd marching from the Lincoln Memorial to the Pentagon.; NOTE: The original 16mm film reel has damage which translated to the digitized copy presented here. The damage includes ghosting which leads to footage looking blurry.
TITLE ON REEL:March Wash D.C., Oct. 21-22 1967, Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:04:12; DESCRIPTION: Footage filmed at the Pentagon and Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on October 21, 1967, of a demonstration against the Vietnam War. This reel contains footage of the crowd in both locations.; NOTE: The original 16mm film reel has damage which translated to the digitized copy presented here. The damage includes the camera gate slipping which leads to "jumps" in footage or multiple frames being seen at once, as well as a soft focus throughout.
TITLE ON REEL:Memorial held for Martin Luther King at State Capitol. 4-7-68; RUNTIME: 00:03:37; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of a gathering at the Virginia State Capitol on April 7, 1968, in mourning of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4. The majority of individuals wear dress clothes/church clothes. The crowd is made of a majority of Black individuals, though individuals of various races are visible throughout.
TITLE ON REEL:Memorial held for Martin Luther King at State Capitol 4-7-68 [2]; RUNTIME: 00:04:12; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of a gathering at the Virginia State Capitol on April 7, 1968, in mourning of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4. The majority of individuals wear dress clothes/church clothes. The crowd is made of a majority of Black individuals, though individuals of various races are visible throughout.
TITLE ON REEL:Memorial for Martin Luther King held at State Capitol. 4-7-68; RUNTIME: 00:03:27; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of a gathering at the Virginia State Capitol on April 7, 1968, in mourning of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4. The majority of individuals wear dress clothes/church clothes. The crowd is made of a majority of Black individuals, though individuals of various races are visible throughout.
TITLE ON REEL:Martin Luther King Parade, April 69; RUNTIME: 00:04:45; DESCRIPTION: Footage of the April 4, 1969 Memorial March for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Richmond, Virginia. In this reel, individuals gather in Monroe Park preparing to march in the rain, and then march down what appears to be Broad Street.
TITLE ON REEL:Martin Luther King Memorial March - Apr. 4, 1969; RUNTIME: 00:03:53; DESCRIPTION: Footage of the April 4, 1969 Memorial March for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Richmond, Virginia. In this reel, individuals leave Monroe Park marching in the rain, and then march down what appears to be Broad Street.
TITLE ON REEL:Kings [sic] Memorial; RUNTIME: 00:03:37; DESCRIPTION: Footage of the April 4, 1969 Memorial March for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Richmond, Virginia. In this reel, individuals gather in Monroe Park preparing to march in the rain, and then march down what appears to be Broad Street.
TITLE ON REEL:Martin Luther King Memorial, April 4, 1969; RUNTIME: 00:04:19; DESCRIPTION: Footage of the April 4, 1969 Memorial March for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Richmond, Virginia. In this reel, marchers gather at the steps of the Virginia State Capitol, with some speakers gathering under the portico. Then the crowd disperses.
TITLE ON REEL:Moratorium Day Monroe Park 69; RUNTIME: 00:03:35; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals gathered in Monroe Park on October 15, 1969 for the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. Individuals gathered for discussion groups, and later on sit and stand while listening to a speaker on a stage in the park.
TITLE ON REEL:Peace March #2, Union Group, 10-15-69; RUNTIME: 00:04:21; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals gathered in Monroe Park on October 15, 1969 for the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. Individuals are seen gathered in the park near the Checkers House. Footage includes several speakers on a stage in the park, demonstrators leaving Monroe Park, and speakers at the Virginia State Capitol Building.
TITLE ON REEL:Moratorium Day, Monroe Park + Capitol, 69, Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:03:36; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals gathered in Monroe Park on October 15, 1969 for the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. Footage includes several speakers on a stage in the park, speakers at the Virginia State Capitol Building, and the crowd of demonstrators gathering on the capitol grounds.
TITLE ON REEL:10-15-69, Peace March Monroe Park, City Hall, State Capitol, #3; RUNTIME: 00:04:28; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals gathered in Monroe Park on October 15, 1969 for the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. Footage includes several at the Virginia State Capitol Building, the crowd of demonstrators on the capitol grounds, the crowd dispersing from the grounds, a smaller demonstration at Richmond City Hall, the crowd walking down Broad Street, and a small gathering at Monroe Park.
TITLE ON REEL:Moratorium Day, City Hall, 69; RUNTIME: 00:03:44; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals gathered in Monroe Park on October 15, 1969 for the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. Footage includes a short clip at the Virginia State Capitol Building, a smaller demonstration at Richmond City Hall and the police dispersal of it, and the crowd walking down Broad Street.
TITLE ON REEL:Anti-school consolidation motorcade to Washington, 24 Feb. 72, Fair Grounds written on film ; RUNTIME: 00:04:23; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains a footage of cars in the February 17, 1972 motorcade from Richmond to Washington D.C. opposing the consolidation of schools for integration. The cars are primarily filmed leaving the State Fairgrounds on Laburnum Avenue. Car license plates are filmed, as well as a uniformed officer and other individuals directing traffic and speaking with one another outside of cars.; NOTE: Although the reel is labeled February 24, 1972, the motorcade from Richmond to Washington, D.C. took place on February 17, 1972.
TITLE ON REEL:Anti-School Consolidation Motorcade to Washington, 24 Feb. 1972, Bureau of Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:04:07; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains a footage of cars in the February 17, 1972 motorcade from Richmond to Washington, D.C. opposing the consolidation of schools for integration. The beginning of the reel films the motorcade on the highway to Washington D.C. The rest of the reel films cars in the motorcade turning left at the intersection of Independence Ave SW and 14th Street SW in Washington, D.C.
TITLE ON REEL:Apr. 15 1970, National Priorties [sic] Day; RUNTIME: 00:04:12; DESCRIPTION: This reel contain footage of a crowd of several dozen individuals gathered at the Checkers House in Monroe Park as part of the National Priorities Day event held on April 15, 1970. Several speakers are featured including Jim Elam, Arthur Waskow, David Hawk, and Loretta Johnson. It appears to be raining, with many individuals wearing rain coats and/or carrying umbrellas.
TITLE ON REEL:National Priorities Day - Monroe Park + SHW building, April 15 - 1970; RUNTIME: 00:04:14; DESCRIPTION: This reels contain footage of a crowd of approximately 100 individuals marching from Monroe Park east on Franklin Street, then arriving at a building at 501 N 9th Street and placing a cardboard coffin at the building's entrance. This was part of the National Priorities Day event held on April 15, 1970.
TITLE ON REEL:15 May 70, Anti-Viet Nam in Monroe Park, Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:04:05; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals gathering in Monroe Park on May 15, 1970 for a protest against the ongoing war in Vietnam. It begins with footage of individuals gathered in downtown Richmond, it is unclear if this gathering is associated with the rest of the footage. It also contains footage of individuals gathering at the Checkers House in Monroe Park, and the crowd leaving the park.
TITLE ON REEL:#2 Anti Vietnam [sic] - 15 May 70, Leaving Monroe Park + Capitol; RUNTIME: 00:04:09; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals leaving Monroe Park, marching to on Franklin Street, and at the Bell Tower on the Virginia State Capitol grounds on May 15, 1970 for a protest against the ongoing war in Vietnam.
TITLE ON REEL:MA, 15 May 70, Capitol Square, Anti-Vietnam, Police ID; RUNTIME: 00:04:16; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals gathered at the Bell Tower on the ground of the Virginia State Capitol on May 15, 1970 for a protest against the ongoing war in Vietnam. It features footage of multiple speakers including Loretta F. Johnson, an organizer with the Richmond Welfare Rights Organization.
TITLE ON REEL:National Socialist White People's Party NSWPP visit to Richmond 15 Feb. 72; RUNTIME: 00:04:47; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains police surveillance footage of an American Nazi Party bus in Richmond, brought to the city by Matt Koehl to protest school desegregation busing. There are multiple clips of the bus in Richmond, as well as individuals in Nazi uniforms boarding the bus.
TITLE ON REEL:June 30, 1969, Welfare March; RUNTIME: 00:03:37; DESCRIPTION: Footage from the June 30, 1969 Solidarity Day march and rally in support of increased welfare benefits. This reels contains footage of individuals gathering at the Safety, Health and Welfare Building, marching to the Virginia State Capitol, and individuals preparing for speeches at the capitol.; NOTE:
TITLE ON REEL:Welfare March June 30, 1969; RUNTIME: 00:03:36; DESCRIPTION: Footage from the June 30, 1969 Solidarity Day march and rally in support of increased welfare benefits. This reels contains footage of individuals gathering at the Virginia State Capitol, including multiple individuals speaking into a microphone.
TITLE ON REEL:1 July 70, City Hall Carwile for Mayor; RUNTIME: 00:04:14; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of individuals, including several children, picketing outside of Richmond City Hall in support of Howard H. Carwile for mayor on July 1, 1970.
TITLE ON REEL:Sunday, May 5, 1968 1100am-600pm, Protest march of VUU students to Monroe Park in protest of the arrest Elliott Hatcher, First part of this film..police court hearing for Elliott Hatcher, Thursday, May 2, 1968 #1; RUNTIME: 00:03:36; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed outside of the Richmond Police Court on May 2, 1968, likely showing individuals gathering for Elliott Hatcher's sentencing. It also contains footage filmed in Monroe Park on May 5, 1968, during a protest in support of Hatcher. The crowd appears to be made up of majority Black individuals, though individuals of different races are visible throughout.
TITLE ON REEL:Carwile - Prison Pickets #1 - 1st part of Peace March 10-15-69; RUNTIME: 00:04:19; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of protestors at what appears to be Virginia State Penitentiary and the Virginia State Capitol grounds, picketing for prison reform. The dates of these events are unknown. The final clips are of individuals gathering in Monroe Park as part of Moratorium Day held on October 15, 1969.
TITLE ON REEL:Protest march, 1102 E. Main St., Parcel post building, November 9, 1967, SHERA; RUNTIME: 00:03:50; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed outside of the Richmond Parcel Post Building at 1102 E. Main St., which also served as the induction center during the Vietnam War. Footage features a group of protestors supporting Dr. James Marvin Shea Jr.'s refusal to accept the draft. Towards the end of the footage, Shea is seen talking to individuals outside, potentially journalists.
TITLE ON REEL:MI85895, TV + Motion Picture 117 E Main, Mi 34444, Mi 37068
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TITLE ON REEL:Raid 2501 W. Main [Erkie?] Walker, Va [Hallane C?
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TITLE ON REEL:1-30-61, Richmond Police Department 3-19-34
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TITLE ON REEL:Dec. 20, 1967 (Wed) 906 W. Broad St.
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TITLE ON REEL:Prostitution at 2913 W. Grace St. March 6, 1968; RUNTIME: 00:03:35
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TITLE ON REEL:I.D. Div, Bureau of Police
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TITLE ON REEL:Cox Barron-Coleman
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TITLE ON REEL:Bureau of Police ID Div
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TITLE ON REEL:City of Richmond Bureau of Police K449
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TITLE ON REEL:Bureau of Police ID Div
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TITLE ON REEL:Bureau of Police
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TITLE ON REEL:Police ID Jefferson St.
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TITLE ON REEL:[Unknown #8] XX;
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TITLE ON REEL:Black & White
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TITLE ON REEL:2501 W. Main St
TITLE ON REEL:Caplan, N. Harrison St., Cockey;
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TITLE ON REEL:Man w/ dog, Girl coming out of apt., about 5 feet
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TITLE ON REEL:Test for Spot Light
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TITLE ON REEL:Police Wk. 196[2?]
TITLE ON REEL:Police Week 1962 #1; RUNTIME: 00:04:36; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of multiple demonstrations of police equipment and other events as a part of Richmond Police Week, 14-19, 1962. This footage appears to be of an outdoor display of "equipment, horses, and dogs" which occurred May 17-19 from 10AM-4PM on 6th Street between Broad Street and Grace Street (
TITLE ON REEL:Police Week 1965, Show at the school on Fendall Ave.; RUNTIME: 00:14:41; DESCRIPTION: This reel contain footage of a judo demonstration by police officers during Richmond's Police Week beginning May 9, 1965. According to the
TITLE ON REEL:Poor People's Campaign June 1968; RUNTIME: 00:04:46; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage likely filmed by the Richmond Police Department of the Poor Peoples Campaign Caravan likely driving from Norfolk to Richmond, as well as the march gathering in a parking lot. The crowd appears to be majority Black, with a significant amount of white marchers also present. Most wear wearing day clothes, some are dressed in religious wear, and many holding signs.; NOTE: The film reel is labeled "June 1968" but the Poor People's Campaign 1968 Southern Caravan to Washington D.C. arrived in Richmond on Saturday, May 18, 1968. It is believed that is the date this reel is from.
TITLE ON REEL:Poor Peoples [sic] March, Saturday May 18, 1968, Richmond, Va.; RUNTIME: 00:03:35; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage likely at the Southside parking lot where the Poor People's Campaign march in Richmond began. Several dozen individuals stand in groups in a large open space, talking and moving about. Several individuals in marshal jackets are seen. There is also a stage and some footage of speakers on the stage, likely from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). The crowd appears to be majority Black, with a significant amount of white marchers also present. All speakers on the stage are Black. Most wear wearing day clothes, some are dressed in religious wear, and many holding signs.
TITLE ON REEL:Waverly Eddie
TITLE ON REEL:[Unidentified #10], Police ID; RUNTIME: 00:04:09; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of the Poor People's Campaign march in Richmond, like the portion where they marched north from Southside over the Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge. The footage is shot from above, perhaps an overpass, with wide shots of the crowd. The footage is blurry. The crowd appears to be majority Black, with a significant amount of white marchers also present. There is also a significant uniformed police presence on foot, on horseback, and on motorcycles.
TITLE ON REEL:Poor Peoples [sic] March, Saturday, May 18, 1968, North end of Lee Bridge by the War Memorial; RUNTIME: 00:03:53; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of the Poor Peoples Campaign Caravan crossing over the Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge in Richmond, likely filmed from the Virginia War Memorial. The crowd appears to be majority Black, with a significant amount of white marchers also present. Most wear wearing day clothes, some are dressed in religious wear, and many holding signs.
TITLE ON REEL:Poor Peoples [sic] Campaign, June 1968; RUNTIME: 00:04:20; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage likely filmed by the Richmond Police Department of the Poor Peoples Campaign Caravan driving through Richmond, Virginia. It also contains footage of individuals in the campaign outside of the Presbyterian School of Christian Education on Brook Road. The march appears to be majority Black, with a significant amount of white marchers also present. Uniformed police officers of various races also appear.; NOTE: The film reel is labeled "June 1968" but the Poor People's Campaign 1968 Southern Caravan to Washington D.C. arrived in Richmond on Saturday, May 18, 1968. It is believed that is the date this reel is from.
TITLE ON REEL:Poor Peoples [sic] March, Saturday May 18, 1968, Richmond, Va.; RUNTIME: 00:03:45; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage likely filmed by the Richmond Police Department of the Poor Peoples Campaign in Richmond, Virginia. It contains footage of individuals in the campaign on Lombardy Street, as well as individuals and groups diving cars and trucks in what appears to be Richmond. While other reels of this event featured a majority Black crowd, this footage seems to focus on white motorists in costume, potentially students from the Richmond Professional Institute (RPI). Uniformed police officers of various races also appear.
TITLE ON REEL:25 February 73 Richmond Prisoners Solidarity Committee at State Peninteniary [sic]; RUNTIME: 00:03:11; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of a picket organized by the Richmond Prisoners Solidarity Committee (PCS) at the Virginia State Penitentiary, likely on January 21, 1973. Picketers carry signs calling for support of incarcerated individuals, the firing of W.K. Cunningham, and the abolition of "C-Cell".; NOTE: Although the reel is labeled February 25, 1973, this is likely the protest covered by the Richmond Times-Dispatch which took place on January 31, 1973.
TITLE ON REEL:May 10, 1968 Friday, RPI students at Byrd Airport Ref. May Day celb. ART / PPC March Sat. 5-18-1968 230PM; RUNTIME: 00:03:50; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage likely filmed by the Richmond Police Department of the Poor Peoples Campaign Caravan likely driving from Norfolk to Richmond, as well as the march gathering in a parking lot. The crowd appears to be majority Black, with a significant amount of white marchers also present. Most wear wearing day clothes, some are dressed in religious wear, and many holding signs.
TITLE ON REEL:Pickets at RPI, 10-20-65, JBF; RUNTIME: 00:04:47; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of a student picket in front of the Richmond Professional Institute (RPI) administration building which took place on October 20, 1965 between 8AM and 9:15AM. Several dozen students picketed with signs supporting three RPI students who had been denied enrollment due to having long hair and beards.
TITLE ON REEL:Sergeants Peppers [sic] Peace March, 5th - 7th / Broad St. and Grace Sts., Dec. 15, 1967 ; RUNTIME: 00:03:36; 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.
TITLE ON REEL:Sgt. Pepper's Peace Parade (Start) Dec-15-1967 / Sergeants Peppers Peace March, Dec. 15-16-18-19, 1967 / Sgt. Peppers [sic] Peace March 12/15-16-18-19/67, #9, City of Rich. Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:03:34; 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 16, 18, and 19. A sign carried in other footage of this march (see Reels #1 and #3) 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.
TITLE ON REEL:Sgt. Peppers peace March, Dec. 22-23, 1967; RUNTIME: 00:03:54; 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 20, 21, and 23. 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 footage was recorded over a span of a few days, noticeable by changing days on protest signs. The protest was in opposition to the Vietnam War.
TITLE ON REEL:Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:04:16; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of an unidentified gathering in front of what appears to be a courthouse, most likely in Richmond, Virginia between 1962 and 1973. If you have any identifying information on this event, please contact VCU Libraries Digital Libraries and Publishing via libcompass@vcu.edu.
TITLE ON REEL:#1 Dec. 17, 1969, VSC students protest - Belvidere + Franklin St.; RUNTIME: 00:03:37; DESCRIPTION: Footage of students, faculty, and supporters protesting changes to Virginia State College in Richmond, Virginia. This reel contains footage of marchers leaving Monroe Park and walking in pairs east on Franklin Street. They wear winter coats and jackets, buttons, and hold signs
TITLE ON REEL:VSC Students, 12-17-69, Belvidere + Franklin, Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:03:38; DESCRIPTION: Footage of students, faculty, and supporters protesting changes to Virginia State College in Richmond, Virginia. This reel contains footage of marchers leaving Monroe Park and walking in pairs east on Franklin Street. They wear winter coats and jackets, buttons, and hold signs.
TITLE ON REEL:12-17-69, Belvidere + Franklin- VSC students protest; RUNTIME: 00:03:52; DESCRIPTION: Footage of students, faculty, and supporters protesting changes to Virginia State College in Richmond, Virginia. This reel contains footage of marchers leaving Monroe Park and walking in pairs east on Franklin Street. They wear winter coats and jackets, buttons, and hold signs.
TITLE ON REEL:12-17-69, VSC Students, Belvidere + Franklin; RUNTIME: 00:04:04; DESCRIPTION: Footage of students, faculty, and supporters protesting changes to Virginia State College in Richmond, Virginia. This reel contains footage of marchers leaving Monroe Park and walking in pairs east on Franklin Street. They wear winter coats and jackets, buttons, and hold signs.
TITLE ON REEL:Dec 17, 1969, at State Capitol, VA State Coll. protest pickets; RUNTIME: 00:03:51; DESCRIPTION: Footage of students, faculty, and supporters protesting changes to Virginia State College in Richmond, Virginia. This reel contains footage of protestors marching around the Virginia State Capitol, as well as a smaller group entering the Capitol grounds and building. Marchers wear winter coats and jackets, buttons, and hold signs.
TITLE ON REEL:VSC Students, 12-17-69, at State Capitol, #6, Police I.D.; RUNTIME: 00:03:38; DESCRIPTION: Footage of students, faculty, and supporters protesting changes to Virginia State College in Richmond, Virginia. This reel contains footage Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr. It also features a smaller group of marchers entering the Virginia State Capitol grounds and marching in a picket. Marchers wear winter coats and jackets, buttons, and hold signs. It ends with marchers boarding buses on 9th Street.
TITLE ON REEL:Sunday, May 5 1968 1100am-600pm, Students from VUU protest march for the arrest of Elliott Hatccher [sic] for tresp. on VUU property. VUU to Monroe Park, #2; RUNTIME: 00:03:36; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed in Monroe Park on May 5, 1968, during a protest in support of Elliott Hatcher. Footage of the crowd at the park as well as one speaker is featured. The crowd appears to be made up of majority Black individuals, though individuals of different races are visible throughout.
TITLE ON REEL:Sunday, May 5, 1968, 11;00am-600pm, Virginia Union Univeristy [sic] Protest March for Elliott Hatcher Arrest for tresp. on VUU Property, VUU to Monroe Park #3; RUNTIME: 00:03:39; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed in Monroe Park on May 5, 1968, during a protest in support of Elliott Hatcher. Footage of the crowd at the park as well as individuals preparing to speak are featured.
TITLE ON REEL:Va. Union Students, Hatcher, May 1968; RUNTIME: 00:04:45; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed in Monroe Park on May 5, 1968, during a protest in support of Elliott Hatcher. Footage of the crowd at the park as well as several speakers are featured.
TITLE ON REEL:Sunday, May 5, 1968 Between the hours 1100AM and 600PM, Virginia Union University protest march from VUU to Monroe Park. Protest of the arrest of Elliott Hatcher. For trespassing on VUU property. Exp. Student... #5; RUNTIME: 00:03:52; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed in Monroe Park on May 5, 1968, during a protest in support of Elliott Hatcher. Footage of the crowd at the park as well as several speakers are featured.
TITLE ON REEL:Sunday, May 5, 1968, 1100am-600pm, Students protest march for Elliott Natcher from VUU to Monroe Park in symth. of his arrest. #4; RUNTIME: 00:03:36; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed in Monroe Park on May 5, 1968, during a protest in support of Elliott Hatcher. Footage of several speakers is featured.
TITLE ON REEL:Sunday, May 5, 1968, 1100am-600pm, Students protest march for the arrest of Elliot Hatcher fro [sic] tresp. on VUU property....VUU to Monroe Park, #6; RUNTIME: 00:03:37; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed in Monroe Park on May 5, 1968, during a protest in support of Elliott Hatcher, as well as the demonstrators marching from Monroe Park to Virginia Union University.
TITLE ON REEL:VA. Union students, May 5, 1968; RUNTIME: 00:04:45; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed in on May 5, 1968, during a protest in support of Elliott Hatcher. Demonstrators march from Monroe Park to Virginia Union University.
TITLE ON REEL:VA. Union students Hatcher, May 5, 1968; RUNTIME: 00:04:20; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage filmed at Monroe Park and Virginia Union University on May 5, 1968, during a protest in support of Elliott Hatcher. It also features footage of students delivering a petition to Kate Gilpin Henderson, wife of VUU President Dr. Henderson.
TITLE ON REEL:March to State Capitol from VA Union, #1, from VA Union to Capitol; RUNTIME: 00:04:47; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of some 300 individuals marching from Virginia Union University to the Virginia State Capitol in support of voting rights legislation. Footage is filmed on VUU campus, Lombardy Street, and Broad Street. An object covers the top right corner of the frame throughout most of the footage.
TITLE ON REEL:part of march from Va. Union to State Capital [sic] / Police Week, 1965, Show at school on Fendall by Cain, Police F.D.; RUNTIME: 00:02:43; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of the March 16, 965 voting rights march from Virginia Union University to the Virginia State Capitol, as well as a judo and K-9 demonstration by police officers during Richmond's Police Week beginning May 9, 1965.
TITLE ON REEL:March at State Capitol from VA Union (#2) At Capitol; RUNTIME: 00:04:10; DESCRIPTION: This reel contains footage of some 500 individuals gathering on the steps of the Virginia State Capitol in support of voting rights legislation. Towards the end of the footage, they appear to pray and sing. An object covers the top right corner of the frame throughout most of the footage.
TITLE ON REEL:Finished 4-2-62, Whisnant
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TITLE ON REEL:4-14-62, Whisnant
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