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Roxbury College Parley

Description: Leader: P2 Roxbury College Parley #6847 12/21/73; Meeting between the Roxbury College Board and the staff and students to address questions about the firing of College President Lawrence Johnson. Excerpts from the meeting and silent b-roll of the audience. Board Chairman William Dwyer describes the firing of Johnson. Johnson, in the audience, responds to the Board's account. Audience members ask questions.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/21/1973

Roxbury Community College

Description: "Leader: "P2 Roxbury Com. College 12/19/73 #6826"; A member of the Roxbury Community College school board states that they no longer had confidence in President Lawrence Johnson and offered him the chance to resign. Interview with a black student about standing with Dr. Johnson. Dr. Johnson speaks to the press about being fired without cause. Silent b-roll of the news conference. A woman lists her reasons for supporting Dr. Johnson and why the decision of the board needs to be reversed. Interview with a representative of the school board about their decision to fire the president. More from the students who support Dr. Johnson. Dr. Johnson discusses the barriers that black students face."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 12/19/1973

Roxbury Community College

Description: Leader: P2 Roxbury Community College #8017 4/27/74; Silent footage of people taking classes, studying, and in the library at Roxbury Community College. Press conference with officials from Roxbury Community College about gaining accreditation and future goals for the institution. Jim Boyd reporter standup. More footage from the press conference and b-roll of classes and students around the college. Reporter outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/27/1974

Roxbury Demo

Description: "Leader: "Roxbury Demo 7/19/74"; Protest outside the police department in Roxbury about the death of James Wilds. Protesters hold signs and stand on a car with a megaphone. People with megaphone demand that the police officers who fatally shot Wilds should be prosecuted. Representative Royal Bolling speaks to the crowd about police violence. A man announces the death of an inmate at Norfolk prison (James Colfield)."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/18/1974

Roxbury Employment

Description: Ribbon cutting ceremony at a building on Warren St. in Roxbury. Men enter the building. Interview with a man on the efforts of the Circle Venture Capital Fund to address the unemployment problem in Roxbury. Footage of a meeting. Mix of silent and sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 04/24/1975

Roxbury Fire

Description: "Leader: P1 Roxbury Fire #7529 3-8-74"; Children died in a residential fire in Roxbury. Footage of a building on fire, fire fighters and trucks, a man carrying a child rushing out of the back of an ambulance at a hospital, the damage to the exterior of the building the next day, and toys in the yard. Interview with a man (John) who was injured when he went into the fire to try to help the children inside."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 03/08/1974

Roxbury Murder

Description: Leader: P2 Roxbury Murder #9294 7/9/74; Levi Fierce reporter standup about two murders that occurred in Roxbury during separate robberies. Gabriel Peters was killed while selling ice cream and Joseph Bardsley was killed in his driveway. Interview with a police office about the details and motive for the murders. Unrelated footage of Margaret Heckler. Reporter outtakes.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/09/1974

Royal Lipizzaner Horseshow

Description: Leader: P1 Horsies - Royal Lipizzaner Horseshow #10023 9/24/74; Silent footage of a truck with The Royal Lipizzan Stallion Show - The Wonderful World of Horses written on the side. A man inspects and cleans the teeth of a horse. Horse trailers. A man leads a white Lipizzan horse out of the stall and outside. Men inspect and clean the horses teeth. A man rides the horse and demonstrates some tricks.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/24/1974

Royal Wedding

Description: Story on the wedding of Prince Andrew of York and Sarah Ferguson. Footage of the wedding ceremony and related celebrations. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/23/1986

Rt. 128 Accident

Description: Leader: P1 Rt. 128 Accident #10487 11/12/74; Silent footage of a man being pulled out of a car on its side and placed in an ambulance on a stretcher. A crowd holds the car steady. The ambulance drives away. Police inspect the car and a tow truck helps to flip it back onto its tires.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 11/12/1974