Cicero March
Identifier
F.2005-03-0041
Date Of Production
1966
Abstract
This short documentary details a civil rights march on September 4, 1966. Robert Lucas led activists through Cicero to protest restrictions in housing laws. White residents of Cicero respond with vitriolic jeers as the police struggle to prevent a riot. In 2013, Cicero March was added to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry.
Description
This film is part of a seven part module or educational film series ("The Urban Crisis and the New Militants") produced by The Film Group that, "teach by raising questions rather than by attempting to answer them." The modules tell their story through editing rather than voice-over narration and show "real events, with real people acting spontaneously," as the Group explained to an educational film distributor.
Run Time
8 min 20 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
300 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Preservation answer print
Genre
Form
Subject
Related Collections
Related Places
Distributor
Main Credits
Film Group (is production company)
Additional Credits
Gray, Mike (is cinematographer)
Shea, Mike (is cinematographer)
Litvin, Jay (is editor)
Participants And Performers
Shea, Mike (is participant)
Gray, Mike (is participant)
Lucas, Robert (is participant)
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