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County Jail Pickets

County Jail Pickets
Clip: 318625_1_1
Year Shot: 1972 (Actual Year)
Audio: No
Video: Color
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Original Film: WPA 519
HD: N/A
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ON PREVIEW CASSETTE 98043 A protest is being held in front of a county jail building. The picketers are demanding rights for prisoners. The segent begins with several protesters carrying signs and moving around in a circular formation. The group is diverse in gender and race. Various CUs of protesters carrying signs. The signs read as following: "Demand A Public Hearing", "Fire McCool and Ungvary", "Bail-Why Must It Be Used As Ransome For Blacks", "Judge- If You Were Poor And In Jail, Would You Still Like The Bonding System", "Holding Hostiges Won't Stop The Struggle"... Shot of a man and a woman seated on the front steps of the county building, shuffling through colored pieces of paper.