Description: Story about the current political situation in South Africa. Footage of people in South Africa attending church, walking down the road, and protesting. Politicians in the United States fighting over the issue of Apartheid, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu telling Ronald Reagan to "go to hell," and an interview with Gillian Garb, an ex-pat from South Africa, about Apartheid and being a white South African who disagrees with the current government. Reporter voice-over through reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/04/1986
Description: Interview in front of the Massachusetts State House with a man from the state government who says that the state has stopped doing business with South Africa, and another man who says that the State needs to divest of these bonds as soon as possible. Sound. This is 1 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/18/1978
Description: Story about calls for the Massachusetts State government to divest in South Africa. Interview with a community activist Mel King about how he feels about his tax dollars being used to buy South African Bonds. Reporter standup in front of the State House about the State's South African investments. Sound. This is 2 of 2 reels.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/18/1978
Description: "Leader: "P2 (Taibbi) South Boston High #10113A 10/3/74"; Shot of the front of South Boston High School. Kids get off the bus and shout. Reporter voiceover (no picture) about police presence and problems with horses. Reporter standup. Reporter voiceover (police in front of the school) about students arriving. Interview with a man while parents yell at the police. A person comes out of the school on a stretcher. Police bring a person out of the school, put him in a van, and the van drives away. Police motorcycles escort busses. African American students leave the school and get on buses. Reporter voiceover outtakes.Headmaster Dr. William J Reid talks to reporters about attendance numbers, class schedules, lunch period, and police in the building. Reporter asks about weapons in the school. Interview with a man about security. A bus of police arrive. Footage of police around the school. B-roll of kids arriving and crowds of parents. Reporter = Mike Taibbi. Mix of sound and silent."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 10/03/1974
Description: Police officer in front of door to home. Crowd on street. Stretcher with body bag carried out door and down stairs through crowd on street and loaded into hearse. Shot of cars in street. Footage is a little dark with wild sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/04/1979
Description: Leader: P1 South End Crime Meeting #7081 1/22/74; Police Commissioner Robert diGrazia answers questions about crime from community members at the South End Library. Arch Macdonald reporter standup. Interview with diGrazia and b-roll footage from the meeting. More of diGrazia answering questions and speaking to the audience at the meeting.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 01/22/1974
Description: "Leader: "P1 South End Demo #8279 5/18/74"; Silent footage of people marching down the street with signs about housing. Interview with a man about the desire to keep low income housing in their neighborhood so the families that live in the South End can stay there and not have their homes replaced with high income properties. Footage of Betty Gibson Realty."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 05/18/1974
Description: Leader: South End Drunkies (Taibbi has air pcs) #9463; Unhoused men sleeping on benches; city sidewalk with people walking by; man standing in front of a chainlink fence smoking a pipe; bathroom and cots in a shelter; front of a liquor store. Interview with a woman who owns a shop in the South End about the unhoused people in the neighborhood. Footage of the inside of a home from the kitchen to the livingroom and upstairs. People on the street; a woman throws an empty can for a dog to fetch; shelter beds; men shaving. Interview with a man who works at Pine Street Inn about the men that he helps. A sunset; a man with liquor in a paper bag; police station sign; garbage on the street.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/25/1974
Description: "Leader: :P1 So. End High School Demo #9132 6-23-74"; Silent footage of girls at a table. Interview with an African American student. Shot of Abraham High School. Reporter standup. Reporter voiceover about the Committee for South End High School. Interview with white student about where she is going to school. Reporter voiceover. Interview with a parent about over-crowding. Outtakes: More footage of interviews with girls (Jennifer and Sondra). Interview with another girl (Ann). Interview with a teacher. B-roll of girls gathering names. Footage of a building. Shot of Claredon St. sign."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 06/23/1974
Description: About 25 artists were found living and working in lofts in buildings by south station in violation of zoning laws. The city determined that some of the artists could continue to stay there. Interviews with a couple of the artists. Reporter voiceover. Interviews with an owner of one the buildings and with a lawyer. Reporter closing standup. B-roll of the exterior of the buildings and the interior of some of the apartments. Addition interview footage. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/31/1976