Attention to grand jury decisions in missouri and new york not to prosecute White Police Officers for the deaths of unarmed black men. Next on American History tvs weekly reel america series, the people and the police, oakland, a 1974 krontv documentary about Police Brutality in the community and various strategies to reform the Police Department. Almost from the day it was founded in 1848, the folks across the bay in San Francisco have been making jokes about oakland. Theres no there, the poet tryst is supposed to have said. Oakland is no other that faceless other city across the bay. Today californias fourth large es city is a booming center of art and culture. But oaklands new glom more and prosperity are not shared equally by all of its citizens. Nearly half of the population are nonwhite and many are poor. They dont use the coliseum or the airport very much, nor do they hold their share of the jobs created by oaklands new industry, port and transportation facilities. Most of oakla
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
One guy comes in, another guy comes in. Like the officer says, then youve got a crowd, then youre in trouble. In the crowd crowd performance. Hey, jim. [ inaudible ] how did the men react when a crowd does form . Another version of staying cool under fire. Pushing at me. Whats going on . Okay, were at the station. On the scene. Going to be arrested for were going to the station now. Yeah, a little frisk. Why not . Yes, we did. The reason for us to leave, he may possibly have a gun. We converse, knew he was picked up last week. We saw him try the doors a couple of times. I think that was grounds for frisk. How do you serve these citizens now . I responded the same way a normal person would. Did you feel more resentment towards the subject or the citizens who intervene . What would be your two officers . It would be just a matter of judgment as to how well i knew the two officers. As to whether or not i id have to. I would just be nothing else left to go on. What would be your feelings t
Brown citizens came here from the south during word war i irk lured by recruiters for government and private industry to work in shipyards and defense plants. After the war, the shipyards closed and many factories moved to the suburbs leaving most nonwhite workers behind. Technology put more worker tons unemployment and welfare lines where they were joined by farmers and farm workers forced off the land by the growth of agri business. During the 50s oakland became a stagnant getto surrounded by the white hills of alameda county. Oaklands all White Police Department earned a reputation for headknocking brutality that left a wellremembered legacy of bitterness in the minds and hearts of many who lived in that time and place. I was growing up in the late 30s and early 40s. At that time the Police Department was perceived as blue and for the most part there was extreme fear in the people at that time when the police came in the community. I remember one specific situation where several you
He made us laugh, touched our hearts on stage and in movies and on charity telethons that raised billions of dollars. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The u. S. S. John s. Mccain collided with a merchant vessel. A search and rescue mission is under way for ten missing sailors. The disastrous collision happened in one of the worlds busiest ports. You see that giant gaping hole in its side, thats the point of impact. Its the second accident involving a ship from the navys 7th fleet in two months. President trump is poised to unveil a new strategy for afghanistan tonight. Do you agree that President Trump is mentally unstable . There are serious issues with our president that arent going to go away. Indeed, with the pressures of the job may very well get worse. Military drills under way between the u. S. And south korea. There is a red line. We are not going to sit back and have our people targeted by this rejoom. The wait for the Great Ame