Resurrection City - 1968 | Movietone Moment | 24 June 2022

On this day in 1968, Resurrection City closed down. Here is a British Movietone report showing footage of the Washington camp- site. At “Resurrection City“ - Washington camp-site of the Poor Marchers - a reversal of the Non-violent Campaign for equal opportunities. Soon after the peaceful demonstration at the Capitol - riots threaten to undo much of the work of the passive protesters. GV pan “Resurrection City“ near Washington, USA. LS ditto. MS Negro by camp fire. MS Negro woman in hut. MS children walk past huts. MS Negroes in Resurrection City. GV the Capitol Building. CU woman with “GRIPE“ slogan on her back. GV marchers on the way to Lincoln Memorial. MS LS ditto. MS marchers past. MS ditto. MLS marchers at side of lake in front of Lincoln Memorial. LS ditto. MS marchers having water fight. LS marchers on steps of Lincoln Memorial. MS Vice President Hubert Humphrey amongst crowd. MS crowd. MS Senator McCarthy amongst crowd. CU crowd (various ditto). Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM93675. #ResurrectionCity #PovertyMarches #Washington Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Instagram: