Summer '68 (Newsreel #505)

Summer '68 (Newsreel #505) (1969)

Released Documentary · 56 min

 

Summer '68 (Newsreel #505) (1969)

Released Documentary · 56 min

 

This documentary provides an in-depth examination of protest activities surrounding the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. It documents draft resistance, the growth of G.I. coffee houses, the development of alternative media and the early days of Newsreel itself. It is particularly useful in its exploration of the problems the movement faced in using mainstream media to broadcast its message. It is also a document of the philosophies, tactics, and problems... see more

This documentary provides an in-depth examination of protest activities surrounding the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. It documents draft resistance, the growth of G.I. coffee houses, the development of alternative media and the early days of Newsreel itself. It is particularly useful in its exploration of the problems the movement faced in using mainstream media to broadcast its message. It is also a document of the philosophies, tactics, and problems... see more

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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Apr 14, 1969
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
BUDGET
N/A
REVENUE
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