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Danville Demonstrations, "Freedom" Song
(WDBJ Television, Roanoke, VA)

In the Danville protests, marches culminated with loud singing on the court house steps. Demonstrators called and sang for "Freedom, Freedom, Freedom." Demonstrators gathered below the bronze statue (which appears white in the film) of Mayor ----- who held the office for over twenty years and defended the Lost Cause, segregation, and championed Danville as a New South town.
About the film
  • Date: Summer 1963
  • Sound: Yes
  • Duration: 00:33
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