Huge 2-DVD collection of civil rights protests, Vietnam war demonstrations, political riots, & labor strikes and walkouts, from around the world.
Included Films:
Columbia Riots
Columbia Riots
Produced: 1969
Length: 50 Minutes
Universities have always been the cradle of a nations future. It not only transmits and preserves knowledge but more often it is a place of progress and innovation. Universities can also be a forum for political riots, social outrage, and violence. Columbia University had strong ties into military intelligence and military research during the height of the Vietnam War, when learned anti-war protestors and students took several of the Universities buildings hostage as a symbol of their outrage. Along with this anti-war sentiment, April of 1968, saw black protestors protesting the building of a gym near their Harlem neighborhood which they deemed, Gym Crow because of the back door located at the Harlem entrance of the gym. Tensions mounted between white anti-war protestors and black anti-segregation protestors causing Columbia College to be locked down. Complete with interviews of the students and scenes of the police ending the protest the film is a superb example of the kinds of misunderstandings and social superiority that leads to violence, not only from those who feel like they are not being heard but, by those required to maintain order.
Newspaper Strikes
Newspaper Strikes
Produced: 1945
Length: 17 Minutes
Newspapermen go on strike in New York City in 1945.
Railroad Workers Strike
Railroad Workers Strike
Produced: 1917
Length: 2 Minutes
United Rail Workers Go On Strike.
San Francisco Grips Riot
San Francisco Grips Riot
Produced: 1934
Length: 9 Minutes
Reports on the San Fran riots.
2,200 Men Out At Auto Plant On Strike
2,200 Men Out At Auto Plant On Strike
Produced: 1935
Length: 2 Minutes
Toledo auto workers strike.
Bus Strike Hits
Bus Strike Hits
Produced: 1937
Length: 2 Minutes
London Bus Strikes of 1937.
Rail Strikes
Rail Strikes
Produced: 1946
Length: 2 Minutes
1946 was not only the end of WWII, but the beginning of the railroad strikes. Railway workers nationwide refused to work, leaving thousands of passengers stranded all over America, eventually getting the US army involved. This railway workers strike shows how the American people were concerned and agitated by the stoppage of the railroads.
Ship Strikes
Ship Strikes
Produced: 1946
Length: 3 Minutes
Ship Workers Strike Ties Up All US Ports
KOJE Mop-Up
KOJE Mop-Up
Produced: 1952
Length: 1 Minutes
Paratroops finally subdue riotous Reds.
Korea
Korea
Produced: 1955
Length: 2 Minutes
Indians protest at the US Army Headquarters At Inchon Port, India.
Morocco
Morocco
Produced: 1955
Length: 2 Minutes
Terror Mounts In Revolt Of Arabs
Cyprus
Cyprus
Produced: 1956
Length: 2 Minutes
Daily Death Marks Island Insurrection.
India
India
Produced: 1956
Length: 2 Minutes
Huge rally in Bombay, India in 1956.
Peace March
Peace March
Produced: 1967
Length: 3 Minutes
Thousands Oppose Vietnam War.
Protests Galore!
Protests Galore!
Produced: 1967
Length: 4 Minutes
Additional Vietnam War Protests.
Boston
Boston
Produced: 1967
Length: 1 Minutes
Urban civil rights and social justice riots in Boston with footage of a building set on fire.
Brink Of Disaster
Brink Of Disaster
Produced: 1972
Length: 22 Minutes
Brink of Disaster is a bombastic lambasting of any alternative American behavior and opinions that differ from conservative values. The specific target is 1960s student activism. During the opening credits, the film captures footage of actual riots, marches, and protests, including the march on the Pentagon and the protests at Lafayette Park. Juxtaposing these images with footage of the Berlin Wall and the invasion of Hungary, the narrator comments that protesters have been duped by the Commies into thinking that America needs to change. Using some startlingly revisionist history, the film moves into a fantasy walk through when characters are visited by Great Americans from the past like Ben Franklin. (There are some nice shots of Jerry Rubin and H. Rap Brown). These wise sages tell stories about America and what the country is really all about. Incredible for its vitriol and outrage, Brink of Disaster remains one of the most telling films produced by conservative America in response to the cultural revolution.
Red Chinese Battle Plan
Red Chinese Battle Plan
Produced: 1964
Length: 25 Minutes
Red Chinese Battle Plan is an anti-communist China propaganda film that contains powerful footage from China, Vietnam, Cuba, and more during the years 1921-64. It charts the rise of Mao and the Peoples Republic government, painting China, the Yellow Peril, as more of a threat to the U.S. than even the U.S.S.R. Scenes from China include the young Mao speaking to and leading communist revolutionaries, battles between the Nationalist army and communist guerrilla fighters, posters of Mao and Chiang Kai-shek, a show with dancers and balloons in Peking, Japanese planes bombing Shanghai, Chinese farm workers, starving Chinese peasants, and Chinese leaders signing deals with various world leaders such as Nikita Khrushchev. Though the film possesses an undeniably bombastic and jingoistic tone, it contains valuable documentation of this important time in the history of China.
Integration Report
Integration Report
Produced: 1960
Length: 20 Minutes
A brilliant and stirring documentary, Integration Report takes a snapshot overview of the Civil Rights Movement in 1960. This film contains footage and vocals from some of the most important leaders including Martin Luther King Jr., Bayard Rustin, Jackie Robinson, and others. Maya Angelou provides a vocal as well. Marches, sit-ins, boycotts, rallies, the first marches in Montgomery, the reactions against police brutality in Brooklyn, are all preciously captured. In particular, protests of the disadvantages that African Americans faced in United States courts is tragically examined. The large role that young people played in the Civil Rights Movement is highlighted. A beautiful, understated film, Integration Report is a fascinating account of the heroic struggle made by civil rights leaders and activists
