WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)

Description

In this series of WSB newsfilm clips from June 15, 1960, a party with elderly people dancing is shown, in addition to footage of broken jail bars after a Cherokee County jailbreak. The clips begin with rolling hills in the country. It then cuts to the exterior of a building, then to an elderly man sitting with a younger gentleman. The older man is going through some folders and papers. This is followed by an elderly couple dancing at a party. A man is playing the guitar as they continue to dance. Other elderly people look on as the couple dances. This is followed by footage of an elderly man dancing alone at the party.The next footage shows the exterior wall of a jail and the damaged bars that are the result of a jailbreak. There are several different shots of the damage at the jail. The clips end with another elderly couple dancing at the party while other elderly people and and a group of young African American women watch on.Title supplied by cataloger.

Record Contributed By

Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia