Austin Treasure : Vintage Video from Historic Protest Actions
Found Footage Reveals Bygone Era in Austin
By Amy Smith / October 31, 2008
Austin native Patrick McGarrigle has put together a treasure trove of Sixties-era video footage culled from reels of film found in an alley off of Red River Street. "What They Sayin': A Tribute to Austin Protesters" is a lovely, grainy remembrance of another era – civil rights demonstrations, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War. Some familiar faces appear onscreen, including Margret Hoffmann in a 1963 "Easter March," in which a small group of peace activists walked from the Capitol to the gates of the former Bergstrom Air Force Base, and a camera-toting Alan Pogue, who had recently returned from the war. The video can be viewed on YouTube (search by title) or rented at Vulcan Video.See vintage Video of Austin protest activities in three parts, Below.
What They Sayin : A Tribute to Austin Protesters by Patrick McGarrigle
Part I
Part II
Part III
Source / Austin Chronicle
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