- Collection:
- Local Television Newsfilm Collections
- Title:
- Clyburn elected president of Young Democrats of South Carolina--outtakes
- Creator:
- WIS-TV
- Publisher:
- Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
- Date of Original:
- 1971-05-08
- Subject:
- South Carolina--Politics and government--1951-
African Americans--Civil rights--South Carolina
African Americans--South Carolina
South Carolina--Young Democrats
Youth--Political activity - People:
- Clyburn, James
- Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, 34.00071, -81.03481
- Medium:
- motion pictures (visual works)
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/H264
- Description:
- James Clyburn, assistant to Governor John West for human resources, is elected as the first African-American president of the Young Democrats of South Carolina. Clyburn answers questions about the election. The newly elected vice-president, James Irvin of York, pledges his support for Clyburn, explains his pleasure with the new officers, and comments on his expectations for the organization in 1972.
Young Democrats First Negro President - Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/localtvnews/id/104
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright Moving Image Research Collections. All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208.
- Extent:
- Film: 16mm. Sound. Color. Positive. 1.37:1 (Academy). Magnetic. Acetate.
01:18 - Original Collection:
- Local Television Newsfilm Collections
WIS-TV News Story 71-469 - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
-
