Washington riots, Washington, D.C.
4/1968
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Within a few hours of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennsessee, riots had broken out in several cities across the United States.
In the Washington, DC, where four days earlier King had delivered a sermon at the National Cathedral entitled “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution,” 14th and U Streets became the center of civil unrest.
Rioting and protests continued in Washington, D.C. through April 8th. In the end, 13 people were killed, around 1000 were injured, and over 6100 individuals were arrested.
The National Archives Catalog's shot list describes this film as the following: "Dept of Sanitation workers clean up trash from the streets. Looters coming out of Safeway store with cases of food. VS, firemen fighting fire. HS, Pan of section, camera stops on burning building and fire trucks arriving. Soldiers arrive by truck and move out toward crowd. Pan of stores and street. Soldiers on guard in street. Soldiers wearing protective masks walk along street. Ambo jeep follows behind. VS, building burning. Firefighters hose down buildings. Patrol of soldiers walk down street. Firefighters hose down burning building. Police search and apprehend looters."
In the Washington, DC, where four days earlier King had delivered a sermon at the National Cathedral entitled “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution,” 14th and U Streets became the center of civil unrest.
Rioting and protests continued in Washington, D.C. through April 8th. In the end, 13 people were killed, around 1000 were injured, and over 6100 individuals were arrested.
The National Archives Catalog's shot list describes this film as the following: "Dept of Sanitation workers clean up trash from the streets. Looters coming out of Safeway store with cases of food. VS, firemen fighting fire. HS, Pan of section, camera stops on burning building and fire trucks arriving. Soldiers arrive by truck and move out toward crowd. Pan of stores and street. Soldiers on guard in street. Soldiers wearing protective masks walk along street. Ambo jeep follows behind. VS, building burning. Firefighters hose down buildings. Patrol of soldiers walk down street. Firefighters hose down burning building. Police search and apprehend looters."
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 31908
Full Citation: 111-LC-52730; Washington riots, Washington, D.C.; 4/1968; Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964–1980; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/washington-dc-riots-aftermath, October 14, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.