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1969CIVIL RIGHTS
This item contains film enclosed as evidence with Department of Justice case file number 144-71-311 from the District of Middle Tennessee, which pertained to alleged abuses by the Nashville, Tennessee police department. The department investigation culminated in the case of U.S. v. Thomas Leon Smith. The footage was obtained from two commercial news stations in Nashville: WLAC and WSM Television, and was shot on October 24, 1969.
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01:00:01 10.52 thumbnail
Reel begins - Civil Rights Demonstrations in Nashville 1969
01:00:09 18.8 thumbnail
Nighttime Black man in handcuffs (behind his back) being led by White official carrying a rifle.
No audio
01:00:20 29.61 thumbnail
Nighttime - Group of mostly white males dressed in suits, many holding rifles, A tall Black man appears to be in handcuffs amidst them.
01:00:25 34.47 thumbnail
Perp being led and assisted into back seat of waiting car by man holding rifle. Man with rifle plus uniformed policeman get into back seat with perp.
01:00:52 61.51 thumbnail
CU face of unknown white male official. Other white men (undercover officers and/or police) holding rifles or could be machine guns - nighttime
01:00:59 68.98 thumbnail
Footage, white male official (same guy as previous) being interviewed in his office, no audio.
01:02:59 188.52 thumbnail
Nighttime footage - armed police officers holding rifles standing by parked vehicle as man puffing on a cigarette gets out of car, holds his arms up, turns and leans against car as he is frisked.
01:03:21 210.3 thumbnail
Int. pull down attic stairs, police officers one holding a rifle looking up into attic
01:03:27 216.3 thumbnail
Cutaway - dark footage. light from flashlight shining on man's head. could be man hiding in attic. Looks like white man, perp, escorted out by plainsclothesmen
01:03:43 232.41 thumbnail
Cutaway. Int. two men, one on phone at desk, other man wearing white lab coat. Rolodex on desk and bags of some sort. Man taking notes on each bag - apparently blood sample bags.
01:03:58 247.92 thumbnail
WS sterile looking room with men lying on portable beds - nurses at bedsides drawing blood.
01:04:02 251.44 thumbnail
CU Metro Police and Highway Patrol arm patches (on uniformed officers unseen)
01:04:07 256.88 thumbnail
Tilt down on box of blood samples in bags. Hand places adds one more bag to box.
01:04:23 272.43 thumbnail
Nighttime. Police officials standing together around what looks like blood on the street, strangely smoke rising from ground up - Police car parked beside it with open door. Interior front seat with a briefcase.
01:04:37 286.9 thumbnail
Unknown male official making a statement to unseen interviewer
01:06:52 422 thumbnail
Var shots front seat of vehicle, briefcase inside. Partially seen Officer with flashlight. Scenes of an accident or crime, parked vehicles including police car. Crime scene investigators - man in white lab coat inspecting vehicle, hands picking up cigarettes and placing them in an envelope.
01:07:59 489.13 thumbnail
Metro Police emblem on door of police car. Ohio license plate. Dark stains on street, blood? Open car door with briefcase and helmet on front seat. CU on front seat.
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