| Summary: | The following segments are included:
00:00:01: WSFA-TV's Bob Inman interviewing William Munn, an English professor at Troy State College, about the state of academic freedom at the school following the censorship of an student editorial written by Gary Dickey earlier in the year. Munn was among several instructors questioned by president Ralph Adams about their suspected involvement in the ensuing criticism from faculty and students: "Seeing as how my contract is being withheld, I must assume that something is happening to create an oppressive atmosphere, and I would have to say no, no, I don't believe there is academic freedom at this moment." The interview took place on May 23, 1967.
00:03:39: WSFA-TV's Bob Inman interviewing Nick Cervera, law professor at Troy State College, about the state of academic freedom at the school. Unlike William Munn in the previous segment, Cervera expresses strong support for president Ralph Adams and his administration. The interview took place on May 23, 1967.
0:04:48: Silent footage of budget hearings before a joint legislative committee (including members of the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee) in the House chamber at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, on May 23, 1967.
0:05:28: WSFA-TV's Bob Inman interviewing Nick Cervera, law professor at Troy State College, about the state of academic freedom at the school: "I think Troy State probably affords, as a professor, one of the greatest amount of . . . academic freedom that at least I have experienced." The interview took place on May 23, 1967.
0:06:06: City officials Jack Chambliss and Dick Payson addressing a meeting of the transportation committee of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce on May 23, 1967. They discuss a proposal to install traffic lights on South Boulevard, a move both men opposed. (Chambliss, standing on the right of the chalkboard, was the city's traffic engineer; Payson, whose remarks are audible in the video, was the city's safety director.)
0:06:10: Aftermath of a house fire that took place in the early morning hours of May 23, 1967, at 2125 Carlisle Street. Residents Cordie Lee Davis (age 60) and her son, L. D. Davis (age 30) were killed. Also included are shots of the surrounding wooden houses on the street. The footage is silent. According to an article published in the Alabama Journal on May 23, the victims were the 29th and 30th fire fatalities of the year (the fire at Dale's Penthouse on February 7 accounted for 25 of the total deaths).
0:07:31: Draper Conference on Manpower Development and Training in Correctional Programs, which was held at Governor's House Motel in Montgomery from May 22 to 24, 1967. Also included is an interview by WSFA-TV's George Mitchell with Howard Matthews, director of the Manpower Development and Training Branch of the U.S. Office of Education, who gave the luncheon address on May 23, the second day of the conference.
0:09:05: Clyde Pearson receiving a plaque from the Kiwanis Club during a luncheon at the Whitley Hotel in Montgomery on May 23, 1967. Pearson, an architect, was honored for his leadership and professional contribution to the establishment of Kamp Kiwanis, a retreat for Girl Scouts on Lake Martin. The footage is silent.
0:09:28: Aftermath of a house fire that occurred in the early morning hours of May 23, 1967, at 2125 Carlisle Street in Montgomery. The footage is silent.
0:09:42: Crews cleaning up a Southern Railway train that derailed in Fremont, Alabama, the night of May 21, 1967. The footage is silent.
0:10:13: Dr. John M. McKee, project director at the Draper Correctional Center, addressing a conference on manpower development and training in correctional programs, which was held at the Governor's House Motel in Montgomery from May 22 to 24, 1967. The footage is silent.
0:10:42: Vice President Hubert Humphrey arriving at Red Stone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, on May 22, 1967.
0:11:26: Silent footage of crews cleaning up a Southern Railway train that derailed in Fremont, Alabama, the night of May 21, 1967. The mailbox of Tommie J. Fulford is visible in one shot.
0:12:29: Draper Conference on Manpower Development and Training in Correctional Programs, which was held at Governor's House Motel in Montgomery from May 22 to 24, 1967. The footage is silent.
0:12:39: Colonel C. W. Russell and other officers addressing state trooper recruits at the Alabama Police Academy of the Department of Public Safety in Montgomery on May 22, 1967. The footage is silent.
0:13:06: Silent color footage of rural Interstates and road construction work in Alabama. Also included is an interview by WSFA-TV's George Mitchell with a state transportation official about cutbacks in federal funding in 1967.
0:17:00: Colonel C. W. Russell, director of the Alabama Department of Public Safety, reporting on the number of traffic fatalities in Alabama the previous weekend.
0:17:45: Regional finals of the U.S. Open Golf Championship at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery on May 22, 1967. The footage is silent.
0:18:29: Jack Wise, track athlete from Lanier High School in Montgomery, signing with the University of Alabama on May 22, 1967. His coach, Davis Brock, is standing with him.
0:19:02: Annual spring campout of the Alabama State Association of the National Campers and Hikers Association (NCHA), which was held on the fairgrounds at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery from May 19 to 21, 1967. Included is a report by WSFA-TV's Bob Inman on the rise of camping as a leisure pastime, as well as an interview with the president of the state NCHA on the need for better camping accommodations in the state: "We can go to the adjoining state of Georgia and find practically more campsites in an individual park than we have all of our parks in all Alabama put together, and this is also true in Tennessee and Kentucky. We desperately need campsite and campground facilities in our state parks in Alabama. We've got the . . . property or the land in our parks. All we need is the campsite areas."
0:23:35: Armed Forces Day at Maxwell Air Force Base on May 20, 1967. Public events and activities for the day included a military parade and drill team performances; skydiving demonstrations; displays of aircraft and equipment (such as jets, weapons, and Gemini spacecraft); and award presentations (including medals presented by Lieutenant General John W. Carpenter, commander of Air University).
0:26:41: Police Academy graduation ceremony in Montgomery on May 20, 1967. (The location of the event is unknown, but there appears to be a mural depicting ships at a dock on the wall of the auditorium.)
0:27:12: Annual all-star baseball game sponsored by the Lions Club in Selma, Alabama, on May 18, 1967. Also included is a brief clip of an interview with the three players who were chosen to play in the state all-star game in Birmingham: Donald Jones of Dallas County High School; Ricky Knight of Thomasville; and Gary Smith (as an alternate) of Parrish High School in Selma.
0:28:05: Dr. Frank Rose, president of the University of Alabama, requesting a budget increase before a joint legislative committee (including members of the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee) in the House chamber at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, on May 19, 1967. Among the legislators visible are Senator Alton Turner, Senator Fred Folsom, and Representative Joe McCorquodale.
0:30:24: Representative of Auburn University speaking before a joint legislative committee (including members of the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee) in the House chamber at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, on May 19, 1967. He specifically asks for financial support to promote a new interdisciplinary program (Master of Arts in College Teaching) designed to train junior college teachers. Among the legislators visible is Senator Joe Goodwyn.
0:31:25: Dinner meeting of the Alabama Society of Professional Engineers at the Governor's House Motel in Montgomery on May 19, 1967. Milo Howard, director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, spoke at the event. The footage is silent.
0:31:54: Firemen attempting to put out a nighttime house fire in an African American neighborhood in Montgomery, possibly the night of May 18, 1967. The footage is silent.
0:32:42: Dr. L. H. Foster, president of Tuskegee Institute, speaking before a joint legislative committee (including members of the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee) in the House chamber at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, on May 18, 1967. He asks for a restoration of funds for Tuskegee that state superintendent Ernest Stone had recommended be cut from the state budget. Among the legislators visible are Senator Joe Goodwyn and Representative Pete Mathews.
0:33:23: Shriners gathering at the Diplomat Inn in Montgomery before leaving in a procession of go-karts, motorcycles, and automobiles the night of May 18, 1967. (On May 19 and 20, the Alcazar Shrine Temple would host the annual Dixie Shrine Association convention, which featured an afternoon parade on Saturday.)
0:34:16: Charles Glasscock, track athlete from Lanier High School in Montgomery, signing with the University of Alabama. His parents and coach, Davis Brock, are standing with him. Also included are a couple of brief exterior shots of the school.
0:34:50: John H. Pinson and Dr. L. H. Foster of Tuskegee speaking before a joint legislative committee (including members of the Senate Finance and Taxation Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee) in the House chamber at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, on May 18, 1967. Pinson, a trustee at Tuskegee Institute, had been in the Senate when the state first entered into an agreement with the school to fund certain programs there that were not available to African American students elsewhere in Alabama. Among the other individuals visible are Representative Pete Mathews, Senator Fred Folsom, Senator James Clark, and Mayor Earl James.
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