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Riotsville, U.S.A. / director and archival researcher, Sierra Pettengill ; producer, Sara Archambault ; producer, Jamila Wignot.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Riot control--United States--History--20th century.
- Riot control.
- Riots--United States--History--20th century.
- Riots.
- Protest movements--United States--History--20th century.
- Protest movements.
- Militarization of police--United States--History--20th century.
- Militarization of police.
- Police training--United States--History--20th century.
- Police training.
- Civil disobedience--United States--History--20th century.
- Civil disobedience.
- United States--Social conditions--20th century.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (91 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Magnolia Pictures, 2022.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Welcome to Riotsville, USA -- a point in American history when the nation's rulers -- politicians, bureaucrats, police -- were faced with the mounting militancy of the late 60s, and did everything possible to win the war in the streets. Using training footage of Army-built model towns called "Riotsvilles" where law enforcement were trained to respond to civil disorder, in addition to nationally broadcast news media, the film connects the stagecraft of "law and order" to the real violence of state practice. Riotsville, USA is a poetic and furious reflection on the rebellions of the 1960s-and the machine that worked to destroy them.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed May 22, 2023).
- OCLC:
- 1381689423
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