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How the 1968 riots changed DC neighborhoods
"After the riots you had businesses that moved," one resident said. "The nightclubs and restaurants were not there anymore and then the drugs set in and you had a lot of poverty in the 70s.
published: 05 Apr 2018
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Washington Riots, Washington, D.C.
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. ca. 1974-5/15/1984 (Most Recent)
Series: Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964 - 1980
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Production Date: 04/1968
Scope & Content: Dept of Sanitation workers clean up trash from the streets. Looters coming out of Safeway store with cases of food. VS, firemen fighting fire. HS, Pan of section, camera stops on burning building and fire trucks arriving. Soldiers arrive by truck and move out toward crowd. Pan of stores and street. Soldiers on guard in street. Soldiers wearing protective masks walk along street. Ambo jeep follows behind. VS, building...
published: 10 Nov 2015
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‘Everything was on fire’ — remembering the DC riots 50 years later
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down as he stepped out on his motel balcony. WTOP interviewed more than two dozen people with different experiences of the aftermath of King’s death for our week-long series, “DC Uprising: Voices from the 1968 Riots.” Read: http://bit.ly/2uHlNFr
(WTOP/Ginger Whitaker, Jack Moore)
published: 30 Mar 2018
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Remembering the 1968 riots
This year marks a half century since he died- sparking rage and riots across the city and country.
published: 15 Jan 2018
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The Washington, D.C. Rebellion of 1968
This video examines the 1968 DC disorders with a particular emphasis on the perspective of civil rights leader Stokely Carmichael, oral histories, and the Washington Afro-American newspaper.
Full disclosure, the attempt to include digitized footage fell through with the rights holder at the last minute. Images or footage are public domain or licensed appropriately.
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1. Ten Blocks from the White House 1968. Ben W. Gilbert
2. Freedom Summer, Bruce Watson
3. Freedom Summer SNCC Digital
4. Constance Mclaughlin Green. (1967). The Se...
published: 28 Mar 2021
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Under fire: Retired police, firefighters remember 1968 riot flashpoints
In the hours and days following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., parts of D.C. erupted into an outburst of window-smashing, looting and arson. Read: http://bit.ly/2uBkV57
(WTOP/Ginger Whitaker, Jack Moore)
published: 30 Mar 2018
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'All hell broke loose' ' DC in the days after Martin Luther King Jr. was killed
In the days after Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968, DC was consumed by riots and flames. Bruce Johnson looks back and hears from people who were here when all hell broke lose.
published: 04 Apr 2018
-
America's most memorable riots
A brief history of rioting in the US. From the 1968 riots following MLK's assassination to the Cincinnati riots of 2001.
published: 29 Apr 2015
-
A look at the riots following MLK's assassination
Racial segregation in public places in the US legally ended with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
But many African Americans were still forced to live and work in second-class conditions.
And the simmering anger led to widespread riots, after Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in 1968.
Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan met with a couple who witnessed the violence in Washington.
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#AlJazeeraEnglish #MLK #MartinLutherKing
published: 06 Apr 2018
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1968 POST MLK ASSASSINATION RIOT RESPONSE NATIONAL GUARD IN BALTIMORE & WASHINGTON D.C. XD30961
Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm
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This silent 1968 footage documents civil unrest in the United States in the days following the April 4th assisination of Martin Luther King Jr., showing the deployment of the National Guard to urban centers of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. in response to the week’s mass uprisings or race riots, as they were variously described in over 100 affected cities. The events depicted are also known as the King assasination riots, or the Holy Week Uprising (TRT: 40:53).
Baltimore. April 10th. A marker reads. “Daspo Conus, Garris” (Department of the Army Special Photographic Office). Armed guards and white onlookers watch as arrested black men d...
published: 16 Nov 2021
5:53
How the 1968 riots changed DC neighborhoods
"After the riots you had businesses that moved," one resident said. "The nightclubs and restaurants were not there anymore and then the drugs set in and you had...
"After the riots you had businesses that moved," one resident said. "The nightclubs and restaurants were not there anymore and then the drugs set in and you had a lot of poverty in the 70s.
https://wn.com/How_The_1968_Riots_Changed_DC_Neighborhoods
"After the riots you had businesses that moved," one resident said. "The nightclubs and restaurants were not there anymore and then the drugs set in and you had a lot of poverty in the 70s.
- published: 05 Apr 2018
- views: 2758
18:32
Washington Riots, Washington, D.C.
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. ca. 1974-5/15/1984 ...
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. ca. 1974-5/15/1984 (Most Recent)
Series: Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964 - 1980
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Production Date: 04/1968
Scope & Content: Dept of Sanitation workers clean up trash from the streets. Looters coming out of Safeway store with cases of food. VS, firemen fighting fire. HS, Pan of section, camera stops on burning building and fire trucks arriving. Soldiers arrive by truck and move out toward crowd. Pan of stores and street. Soldiers on guard in street. Soldiers wearing protective masks walk along street. Ambo jeep follows behind. VS, building burning. Firefighters hose down buildings. Patrol of soldiers walk down street. Firefighters hose down burning building. Police search and apprehend looters.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email:
[email protected]
National Archives Identifier: 31908
Local Identifier: 111-LC-52730
DocsTeach: http://docsteach.org/documents/31908/detail
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/31908
https://wn.com/Washington_Riots,_Washington,_D.C.
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. ca. 1974-5/15/1984 (Most Recent)
Series: Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964 - 1980
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Production Date: 04/1968
Scope & Content: Dept of Sanitation workers clean up trash from the streets. Looters coming out of Safeway store with cases of food. VS, firemen fighting fire. HS, Pan of section, camera stops on burning building and fire trucks arriving. Soldiers arrive by truck and move out toward crowd. Pan of stores and street. Soldiers on guard in street. Soldiers wearing protective masks walk along street. Ambo jeep follows behind. VS, building burning. Firefighters hose down buildings. Patrol of soldiers walk down street. Firefighters hose down burning building. Police search and apprehend looters.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email:
[email protected]
National Archives Identifier: 31908
Local Identifier: 111-LC-52730
DocsTeach: http://docsteach.org/documents/31908/detail
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/31908
- published: 10 Nov 2015
- views: 24728
2:11
‘Everything was on fire’ — remembering the DC riots 50 years later
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down as he stepped out on his motel balcony. WTOP interviewed more than two dozen people with different ...
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down as he stepped out on his motel balcony. WTOP interviewed more than two dozen people with different experiences of the aftermath of King’s death for our week-long series, “DC Uprising: Voices from the 1968 Riots.” Read: http://bit.ly/2uHlNFr
(WTOP/Ginger Whitaker, Jack Moore)
https://wn.com/‘Everything_Was_On_Fire’_—_Remembering_The_DC_Riots_50_Years_Later
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down as he stepped out on his motel balcony. WTOP interviewed more than two dozen people with different experiences of the aftermath of King’s death for our week-long series, “DC Uprising: Voices from the 1968 Riots.” Read: http://bit.ly/2uHlNFr
(WTOP/Ginger Whitaker, Jack Moore)
- published: 30 Mar 2018
- views: 17112
2:08
Remembering the 1968 riots
This year marks a half century since he died- sparking rage and riots across the city and country.
This year marks a half century since he died- sparking rage and riots across the city and country.
https://wn.com/Remembering_The_1968_Riots
This year marks a half century since he died- sparking rage and riots across the city and country.
- published: 15 Jan 2018
- views: 756
21:24
The Washington, D.C. Rebellion of 1968
This video examines the 1968 DC disorders with a particular emphasis on the perspective of civil rights leader Stokely Carmichael, oral histories, and the Washi...
This video examines the 1968 DC disorders with a particular emphasis on the perspective of civil rights leader Stokely Carmichael, oral histories, and the Washington Afro-American newspaper.
Full disclosure, the attempt to include digitized footage fell through with the rights holder at the last minute. Images or footage are public domain or licensed appropriately.
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1. Ten Blocks from the White House 1968. Ben W. Gilbert
2. Freedom Summer, Bruce Watson
3. Freedom Summer SNCC Digital
4. Constance Mclaughlin Green. (1967). The Secret City: A History of Race Relations in the Nation’s Capital. Princeton University Press
5. Viorst, “Stokely Carmichael: Blackening Power”
6. Samuel Walker, “1968 Washington, DC Riots” 4:05
7. Michael E. Ruane. (2018, April 26). Fifty years ago some called D.C. ‘the colored man’s paradise.’ Then paradise erupted. Washington Post
8. Freedom's Forts. National Park Service
9. Walker, J. S. (2018, April 4). When Sorrow Turned to Rage in Black Washington, D.C. CityLab.
10. THE ONCE-UBIQUITOUS PEOPLES DRUG STORES
11. Most of 14th Street is Gone” 2018. Samuel Walker
12. The Four Days in 1968 that Reshaped DC. Washington Post. March 27, 2018.
13. “District Rioting Unleashed Ugly Emotions” Afro American April 9th, 1968
14. Martin Austermuhle. (2017, January 12). Metro’s Green Line Leads Growth And Gentrification In D.C., Says Report. WAMU
15. Martin Luther King Assassination - 1968 Year in Review - Audio. (1968). United Press International 5:07
16. What Do We Want? William M. King, Black Studies Program, University of Colorado, Boulder. Vietnam Generation Journal Volume 4, Number 3-4 November 1992
17. The Black Scholar Vol. 27, No. 3/4, KWAME TURE/STOKELY CARMICHAEL: TRIBUTE TO A LIFE OF STRUGGLE. POWER AND RACISM: WHAT WE WANT
18. Fire in the streets : America in the 1960s / Milton Viorst. Viorst, Milton. 1979
0:00 Intro & SNCC
5:53 Stokely Carmichael on political violence
9:20 Colored Man's Paradise
16:42 Rebellion?
Stock video and imagery provided by Getty Images
#WashingtonDC #WashingtonDCHistory #ExploringHistory
https://wn.com/The_Washington,_D.C._Rebellion_Of_1968
This video examines the 1968 DC disorders with a particular emphasis on the perspective of civil rights leader Stokely Carmichael, oral histories, and the Washington Afro-American newspaper.
Full disclosure, the attempt to include digitized footage fell through with the rights holder at the last minute. Images or footage are public domain or licensed appropriately.
Share This Video ➜ https://youtu.be/IcHtUPmvDSE
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1. Ten Blocks from the White House 1968. Ben W. Gilbert
2. Freedom Summer, Bruce Watson
3. Freedom Summer SNCC Digital
4. Constance Mclaughlin Green. (1967). The Secret City: A History of Race Relations in the Nation’s Capital. Princeton University Press
5. Viorst, “Stokely Carmichael: Blackening Power”
6. Samuel Walker, “1968 Washington, DC Riots” 4:05
7. Michael E. Ruane. (2018, April 26). Fifty years ago some called D.C. ‘the colored man’s paradise.’ Then paradise erupted. Washington Post
8. Freedom's Forts. National Park Service
9. Walker, J. S. (2018, April 4). When Sorrow Turned to Rage in Black Washington, D.C. CityLab.
10. THE ONCE-UBIQUITOUS PEOPLES DRUG STORES
11. Most of 14th Street is Gone” 2018. Samuel Walker
12. The Four Days in 1968 that Reshaped DC. Washington Post. March 27, 2018.
13. “District Rioting Unleashed Ugly Emotions” Afro American April 9th, 1968
14. Martin Austermuhle. (2017, January 12). Metro’s Green Line Leads Growth And Gentrification In D.C., Says Report. WAMU
15. Martin Luther King Assassination - 1968 Year in Review - Audio. (1968). United Press International 5:07
16. What Do We Want? William M. King, Black Studies Program, University of Colorado, Boulder. Vietnam Generation Journal Volume 4, Number 3-4 November 1992
17. The Black Scholar Vol. 27, No. 3/4, KWAME TURE/STOKELY CARMICHAEL: TRIBUTE TO A LIFE OF STRUGGLE. POWER AND RACISM: WHAT WE WANT
18. Fire in the streets : America in the 1960s / Milton Viorst. Viorst, Milton. 1979
0:00 Intro & SNCC
5:53 Stokely Carmichael on political violence
9:20 Colored Man's Paradise
16:42 Rebellion?
Stock video and imagery provided by Getty Images
#WashingtonDC #WashingtonDCHistory #ExploringHistory
- published: 28 Mar 2021
- views: 13217
2:09
Under fire: Retired police, firefighters remember 1968 riot flashpoints
In the hours and days following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., parts of D.C. erupted into an outburst of window-smashing, looting and arson. R...
In the hours and days following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., parts of D.C. erupted into an outburst of window-smashing, looting and arson. Read: http://bit.ly/2uBkV57
(WTOP/Ginger Whitaker, Jack Moore)
https://wn.com/Under_Fire_Retired_Police,_Firefighters_Remember_1968_Riot_Flashpoints
In the hours and days following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., parts of D.C. erupted into an outburst of window-smashing, looting and arson. Read: http://bit.ly/2uBkV57
(WTOP/Ginger Whitaker, Jack Moore)
- published: 30 Mar 2018
- views: 4630
5:30
'All hell broke loose' ' DC in the days after Martin Luther King Jr. was killed
In the days after Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968, DC was consumed by riots and flames. Bruce Johnson looks back and hears from people who were here w...
In the days after Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968, DC was consumed by riots and flames. Bruce Johnson looks back and hears from people who were here when all hell broke lose.
https://wn.com/'All_Hell_Broke_Loose'_'_DC_In_The_Days_After_Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Was_Killed
In the days after Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968, DC was consumed by riots and flames. Bruce Johnson looks back and hears from people who were here when all hell broke lose.
- published: 04 Apr 2018
- views: 1484
1:55
America's most memorable riots
A brief history of rioting in the US. From the 1968 riots following MLK's assassination to the Cincinnati riots of 2001.
A brief history of rioting in the US. From the 1968 riots following MLK's assassination to the Cincinnati riots of 2001.
https://wn.com/America's_Most_Memorable_Riots
A brief history of rioting in the US. From the 1968 riots following MLK's assassination to the Cincinnati riots of 2001.
- published: 29 Apr 2015
- views: 64971
2:33
A look at the riots following MLK's assassination
Racial segregation in public places in the US legally ended with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
But many African Americans were still forced to live and work i...
Racial segregation in public places in the US legally ended with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
But many African Americans were still forced to live and work in second-class conditions.
And the simmering anger led to widespread riots, after Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in 1968.
Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan met with a couple who witnessed the violence in Washington.
- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
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- Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
#AlJazeeraEnglish #MLK #MartinLutherKing
https://wn.com/A_Look_At_The_Riots_Following_Mlk's_Assassination
Racial segregation in public places in the US legally ended with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
But many African Americans were still forced to live and work in second-class conditions.
And the simmering anger led to widespread riots, after Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in 1968.
Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan met with a couple who witnessed the violence in Washington.
- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
- Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
#AlJazeeraEnglish #MLK #MartinLutherKing
- published: 06 Apr 2018
- views: 178651
40:54
1968 POST MLK ASSASSINATION RIOT RESPONSE NATIONAL GUARD IN BALTIMORE & WASHINGTON D.C. XD30961
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This silent 19...
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This silent 1968 footage documents civil unrest in the United States in the days following the April 4th assisination of Martin Luther King Jr., showing the deployment of the National Guard to urban centers of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. in response to the week’s mass uprisings or race riots, as they were variously described in over 100 affected cities. The events depicted are also known as the King assasination riots, or the Holy Week Uprising (TRT: 40:53).
Baltimore. April 10th. A marker reads. “Daspo Conus, Garris” (Department of the Army Special Photographic Office). Armed guards and white onlookers watch as arrested black men disembark from a yellow GMC school bus, their hands on their heads. (0:06). Elderly spectators, Baltimore City Police hold shotguns, smiling. Black elders. Military crowd control (1:45). A door for the 2nd Battalion Airborne, 325th Infantry. Soldiers in uniform review plans on a map (3:01).
Black and white airborne troops pass the time in a gymnasium, polishing boots, playing cards, basketball (3:47). The map, reviewed, in closeup (5:24). U.S. Army personnel meet, make telephone calls (6:21).
D.C. April 7th. A marker: “Lamanna.” 7th Street storefronts, a Salvation Army. A church congregation leaves after a Palm Sunday service (7:28). Armed troops, barbed wire, cooks prepare food in an outdoor kitchen (9:13). A government building. Army personnel depart in chauffeured cars (10:58). A military Jeep. A sign: “U.S. Soldier’s Home” (12:01).
Baltimore. April 8th. Storefronts: Pipe Rack Clothes, Lafayette Market, Capitol Cut-Rate Discount. Troops patrol a residential street in a black neighborhood. Police cars (12:40). Police with megaphones (13:38). The Baltimore City Police logo. Directing traffic in the rain at Laurens St. (14:19). National Guard with rain ponchos. Army trucks. Men running in the distance (15:00). A marching procession of troops (16:08). Boarding up storefronts. Smoke on the horizon (17:06). Troops point guns toward black residents. 4500 Wilson Street. Radio calls. Onlookers, rifles, a raised fist (18:00). Police in white helmets. The intersection of Wilson and Brunt St. A U.S. flag (19:05). Smoke from a building on fire. Firefighters arrive in a truck. A crowd gathers (20:20). A burned storefront (21:50). Cleanup. Looting food from a smoking Safeway grocery store (22:23). An exhausted fireman, a firefight (24:28). A flag at half mast, a rooftop panorama reveals black smoke (25:09). A sign: “Head/Start.” A truck unloads troops. Gas masks. Opening canisters (28:06). Peaceway Temple. A soul food restaurant hangs a MLK newspaper headline (30:21). A burned car (32:10). POV inside a moving vehicle near a Texaco gas station (33:26). Burned and demolished brick buildings (34:42). National Guard on patrol. Residential fires. Firemen use a ladder to enter a building. Smoke and rain (35:50).
Baltimore. April 6th “Goddard” footage begins with another firefight. Buses in service, guardsmen at a park, pedestrians are directed to cross the street. A young boy climbs out of a smashed storefront. A black man is arrested with goods in the trunk of a red car. A suspect is loaded into a patrol van (37:50).
The Baltimore riots of 1968 lasted from April 6th-14th. Governor Spiro Agney called in the National Guard and 500 Maryland State Police. Federal Troops were later requested to help quell the civil disturbances on April 7th, forming what was known as Task Force Baltimore. Over 10,900 troops were deployed. 5,800 arrests were made, 6 people died, and 1,000 small businesses were damaged.
The Washington, D.C. riots of 1968 lasted from April 4th-8th. Activist Stokely Carmichael called for stores on close in response to the King assassination, but looting followed. President Lyndon B. Johnson called in the National Guard on April 5th. Over 6,000 people were arrested and 13 died. The unrest stemmed from factors including a history of housing discrimination and racial segretation that resulted in mass ghettoization, employment and income disparities, and high tensions between a 80% majority white police force and their 67% black neighbors.
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
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https://wn.com/1968_Post_Mlk_Assassination_Riot_Response_National_Guard_In_Baltimore_Washington_D.C._Xd30961
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This silent 1968 footage documents civil unrest in the United States in the days following the April 4th assisination of Martin Luther King Jr., showing the deployment of the National Guard to urban centers of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. in response to the week’s mass uprisings or race riots, as they were variously described in over 100 affected cities. The events depicted are also known as the King assasination riots, or the Holy Week Uprising (TRT: 40:53).
Baltimore. April 10th. A marker reads. “Daspo Conus, Garris” (Department of the Army Special Photographic Office). Armed guards and white onlookers watch as arrested black men disembark from a yellow GMC school bus, their hands on their heads. (0:06). Elderly spectators, Baltimore City Police hold shotguns, smiling. Black elders. Military crowd control (1:45). A door for the 2nd Battalion Airborne, 325th Infantry. Soldiers in uniform review plans on a map (3:01).
Black and white airborne troops pass the time in a gymnasium, polishing boots, playing cards, basketball (3:47). The map, reviewed, in closeup (5:24). U.S. Army personnel meet, make telephone calls (6:21).
D.C. April 7th. A marker: “Lamanna.” 7th Street storefronts, a Salvation Army. A church congregation leaves after a Palm Sunday service (7:28). Armed troops, barbed wire, cooks prepare food in an outdoor kitchen (9:13). A government building. Army personnel depart in chauffeured cars (10:58). A military Jeep. A sign: “U.S. Soldier’s Home” (12:01).
Baltimore. April 8th. Storefronts: Pipe Rack Clothes, Lafayette Market, Capitol Cut-Rate Discount. Troops patrol a residential street in a black neighborhood. Police cars (12:40). Police with megaphones (13:38). The Baltimore City Police logo. Directing traffic in the rain at Laurens St. (14:19). National Guard with rain ponchos. Army trucks. Men running in the distance (15:00). A marching procession of troops (16:08). Boarding up storefronts. Smoke on the horizon (17:06). Troops point guns toward black residents. 4500 Wilson Street. Radio calls. Onlookers, rifles, a raised fist (18:00). Police in white helmets. The intersection of Wilson and Brunt St. A U.S. flag (19:05). Smoke from a building on fire. Firefighters arrive in a truck. A crowd gathers (20:20). A burned storefront (21:50). Cleanup. Looting food from a smoking Safeway grocery store (22:23). An exhausted fireman, a firefight (24:28). A flag at half mast, a rooftop panorama reveals black smoke (25:09). A sign: “Head/Start.” A truck unloads troops. Gas masks. Opening canisters (28:06). Peaceway Temple. A soul food restaurant hangs a MLK newspaper headline (30:21). A burned car (32:10). POV inside a moving vehicle near a Texaco gas station (33:26). Burned and demolished brick buildings (34:42). National Guard on patrol. Residential fires. Firemen use a ladder to enter a building. Smoke and rain (35:50).
Baltimore. April 6th “Goddard” footage begins with another firefight. Buses in service, guardsmen at a park, pedestrians are directed to cross the street. A young boy climbs out of a smashed storefront. A black man is arrested with goods in the trunk of a red car. A suspect is loaded into a patrol van (37:50).
The Baltimore riots of 1968 lasted from April 6th-14th. Governor Spiro Agney called in the National Guard and 500 Maryland State Police. Federal Troops were later requested to help quell the civil disturbances on April 7th, forming what was known as Task Force Baltimore. Over 10,900 troops were deployed. 5,800 arrests were made, 6 people died, and 1,000 small businesses were damaged.
The Washington, D.C. riots of 1968 lasted from April 4th-8th. Activist Stokely Carmichael called for stores on close in response to the King assassination, but looting followed. President Lyndon B. Johnson called in the National Guard on April 5th. Over 6,000 people were arrested and 13 died. The unrest stemmed from factors including a history of housing discrimination and racial segretation that resulted in mass ghettoization, employment and income disparities, and high tensions between a 80% majority white police force and their 67% black neighbors.
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com
- published: 16 Nov 2021
- views: 5886