Anti-Batista Demo Turns Violent
In Havana, young demonstrators march in the streets intent on bringing gown the corrupt Batista regime. Young men march arm-in-arm behind the Cuban flag. Nice shot shows cops exiting their cars, facing oncoming marchers. Violence and confusion ensues. Cars move down streets. Students run outside Havana University. Flames and smoke erupt from a Molotov cocktail. Dramatic footage shows a man dragging a wounded friend to safety.
Identifier | CLIP-13758 |
Duration | 29 sec |
Genre | Documentary |
Date | March 1950 |
Keywords | Havana University, vintage, Students, Fulgencio Batista, Latin America, Smoke, fires, smoke, City, cities, police, students, streets, marchers, anti-Batista, molotov cocktails, anti-government, Vintage, city, demonstrators, latin america, history, cuban, flags, Cuba, Fires, Demonstration, Cuban, Havana, protester, protestors, violence, riots, violent, unrest, havana, cuba, demonstration, disorder, youth, young, History, fifites, University of Havana |