Despite investing almost 200,000 in the films, they were never released, but instead sent to a warehouse in maryland. Up next on American History tvs real america, three short training films that were recently rediscovered and digitized by the National Archives. The pilot district project, the development of community control, is a 15 minute film featuring 32yearold marion barry. Who later became mayor of the district of columbia. Mr. Barry this is a peoples movement. Old people, young people, they all live in the district. It is not fair for the citizens to be left out of the picture. Down and out place. People be hitting people in the head. Mr. Barry i dont think anywhere in america people can take this. What do you think about the police . They aint nothing but pigs, man. They pick me up just because i wasnt in school and shit like that. I said, what you going to do to me . He said, i take you to the pig pen. I said, no, you aint. You got to take me to my aunts. He said, all right,
In 1968 following then saturation of Martin Luther king jr. And subsequent riots, the office of Economic Opportunity which created a pilot district project as a model to help improve poor relations between the police and community. According to the National Archives, the are they commissioned a series of documentary and training films to record the implementation of the projects, hoping they could be shown and use as a model for other cities. Despite investing almost 200,000 dollars in the films, they were never released, but instead worsened to a warehouse in maryland. Up next on american three short pilot District Training films that are recently rediscovered and digitized by the National Archives. The pilot district project, the development of Community Control is a 15 minute fall featuring 32 year old activist marion barry, who later became mayor of the district of columbia. Hold people, young people, poor people all of whom live in the Third District. And it is not fair for the ci
Test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 the project reaches tout the addicts themselves through a grant. Regional addiction prevention. Whats happening with the money were supposed to be receiving from pilot precinct . Were told its in the mayors office. I have somebody tracking it down for me. I see billboards coming up around the community. Its a beautiful thing for crowd prevention, stopping the younger drug addicts going to the streets to commit crimes, but receive a salary from working there. As Everybody Knows we started a program where they come down and becoming involved in our counter sessions. We have a number of their Police Community groups that came through both the house and the shop seems to be the big thing because we got quite a thing going on downstairs. Everything is messed up. I notice its a pressure cooker. When you are asked to clean the sink, but like you came out with a hostile attitude, cursing everybody, you know. Trying to get [ inaudible
A little. Does it make a difference if you live with a family or by yourself . No it doesnt. I just want to get out of my sisters house. At approximately 7 00 p. M. They were completely out and the only thing they have now is what they have on. I need a place to stay until i can move into do you have any idea how the fire start snd. Yes. The firemen said that gasoline was all around thrown all over the furniture. I see. Mr. Wiggins were you there at the time of the fire . At the time i was attending school. But im sure i know who had that done. But im not sure who did it for us. For edwin jones, iii, the corps of youth cadets mean his first job and a responsible place on the city streets. The payoff for abder dangerfield, hes a rescue of the confines of a lonely hotel room. How long have you been living in the roosevelt . 50 years in september. Its too heavy. Im going to carry it for you. Do you want a steak . No. Not any steak today. Milk . A lot of us are going to school, still, you
Cant understand them, we cant police them. We dont like feeling, at least i dont like feeling like a hostile soldier walking down the street. If Something Like this can remedy it or help it, i think we should go ahead and help it. If it means involving some might say are radical in the power project. Feeding of actually want you. The term that we make up our minds as the training neared its end, evaluation proved different results for each man, but for each, a common goal, the support of the community. To reach that goal, to gain that trust, each would come to know himself, to know the law and the community he has pledged to serve. Got to help the situation. Mentioned how we were looked upon years back, wondered how we are looked upon now. Next on reel america, the pilot district project Community Action is a 13minute film commissioned by the office of Economic Opportunity. To document a variety of its Community Programs in the district of columbia. Small Business Owners meet with poli