Washington Riots
04/1968
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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. You can also watch this video in our main National Archives online catalog.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 31908
Full Citation: Washington riots, Washington, D.C.; 04/1968; 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-riots, April 24, 2025]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.