Vietnam War Protest in the Capital: Silent home movie of 250,000 anti-Vietnam war protesters marching in Washington, DC. Most of the protesters are young (late teens & twenty somethings, college students).
MS protesters walking along street holding hands, men in center of the street carry a large crucifix. MS protesters holding hands, men in center carry coffins. MS protesters moving toward camera, holding hands, marching. MS men carrying symbolic coffins. GV/LS marchers moving past camera carrying banners & American flags.
GVs group of protesters from Cambridge, Massachusetts displaying support for sending GI's home, standing route-side as other protestors march by. GVs GE strike supporters standing route-side with their placards as other demonstrators march by, some fist pumping in air seen. MCU young woman talking to protesters through megaphone. MS of GE strike supporters standing with their placards.
MS/TLS streams of predominantly young protesters marching by the Washington Monument, some carrying accoutrements of protest, others simply walk hand in hand, 3 young men march with snare drums, protest in the form of a mock funeral w/men carrying coffins. MS young male journalist marching. MS African American man carrying large wooden cross. MS group & banner: CLERGY & LAYMEN CONCERNED ABOUT VIETNAM.
GV people gathered, man in FG holds a walkie talkie to his ear. GV protestors holding hands and on the move. MCU woman w/ sign on back: NO DEALS IN VIETNAM-- GET US OUT NOW. MS/MCU young man walking through crowd with megaphone. MS tip of the Washington Monument, tilt down to crowd congregating. GV crowd around large banner: POWER TO THE PEOPLE, DEFENSE COMMITTEE, BUFFALO (the iconic closed fist graphic displayed) someone nearby displays North Vietnam flag. MS young man wearing a riot helmet, image of Che Guevara on back of jacket. GV/MS of vaguely Communist faction of crowd congregating; one of their signs accuses Woodrow Wilson of "getting U.S. into this".
LS protesters gathered on the Washington Monument lawn. MCU young man in the crowd. LSs protestors on the Washington Monument lawn. MS protestors with banner reading "Media Against the War". GV people gathered, a couple huddles together in blanket in FG. Tilt from tip if the Washington Monument to people gathered on lawn, banner seen reading "This is Just the Beginning". MS people marching with massive banner. MS 3 protesters posing w/ placard of Nixon reading: WOULD YOU BUY A USED WAR FROM THIS MAN? LS lawn of the National Mall with protestors scattered about. GV protesters climbing flagpoles, replacing existing flags w/ peace symbol flags. TLSs massive amount of marchers on Pennsylvania Avenue.
LS pan lawn of the National Mall cluttered with protestors. LS people marching with signs. LS lawn with people mingling, protestors running. Low angle MS several youth sitting atop a monument, one holding a flag w/ peace symbol, pan down to see many people gathered. MSs people gathered. MSs giant paper mache hammer being carried along route.
MCUs men (Veterans) wearing hats reading "Vets for Peace in Vietnam". GV/MS Veterans for Peace marching & chanting, many closed fists in the air. MS young men walking past camera, one carrying flag w/ peace symbol, others give the peace sign w/ fingers. LS/MSs Veterans for Peace marching on the steps of the capitol building. MS young girls holding American flags.
High angle LS of protest march along Pennsylvania Ave to the Lincoln Memorial. Extreme high angle LS people gathered on the lawn of the National Mall. High angle LS of an anti-war play being staged on the lawn, many have gathered around to watch. High angle LS people gathered. High angle LS people gathered in front of stage. Abstract High angle LS sea of people, one white banner in center. High angle GV people gathered, one American flag seen.
Extreme high angle LS massive amount of people gathered on the lawn of the National Mall. High angle LS protestors marching in the street. High angle LS National Mall, Capitol Building seen straight ahead. Elevated LS protestors marching along Pennsylvania Ave. LS pan massive amounts of people at the National Mall. High angle LS pan people on the lawn. LS tilt from capitol building to protestors gathered on lawn. High angle LS pan massive amount of protestors on the move. High angle LS protestors marching in the street, turning a corner. High angle LS people marching.