WSB-TV newsfilm clip of students demonstrating against the Vietnam War and an appearance by Fannie Lou Hamer at the demonstration, Hurt Park, Atlanta, Georgia, 1971 August 7
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WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
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In this WSB newsfilm clip from August 7, 19710 students demonstrate against the Vietnam War at a rally held at Hurt Park in Atlanta, Georgia where civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer speaks against the war with the words.The clip begins showing the back of a demonstrator. The demonstrator's tee-shirt shows a red clenched fist, on it. Other people sit on the grass in the park and listen to a woman speaking. The woman's comments are not completely recorded. An African American man wears an army cap. African American civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer speaks to the demonstrators. She asserts that while others have tried to intimidate her through beatings and the bombing of her house in January 28, 1971, she will not stop her work. After a break in the clip, Hamer continues speaking to the audience. She condemns the Vietnam War and the idea that all those being killed are Communists. She declares that if the people in Southeast Asia want a communist government, the United States has no right to interfere. The audience applauds this comment. Hamer stresses that the top priority of the United States should be "to heal some of the wounds that are so very deep." She announces that she will continue to fight for peace. At the end of Hamer's comments, the camera turns to the audience in the grass.After Hamer's comments, the camera turns to a work of guerilla theater taking place among the demonstrators in the park. Men dressed in...
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