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Vietnam War Protests & D.C. Police Dept. Film "Some to Demonstrate Some to Destroy" 17954 (1969)

1969 · Short film · 23 min

  • War

Synopsis

This 1970 film from the International Association of Chiefs of Police shows the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia’s handling of the 1969 Moratorium March on Washington. The film opens with shots of Washington, DC streets at dusk on 13 November as people gather for the massive demonstration. Metropolitan Police Chief Jerry Wilson holds a staff meeting to plan for the massive demonstration (01:05). Footage shows people marching in the March Against Death protest from…

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23 minutes