WUSTL Film and Media Archive

Title Work

Title No: 780

Title: Interview with Otis Pitts

Medium: Audio; Moving Image

Original Medium: Film; Recorded Sound; Video

Date: 20 Jun 1989 (Created)

Original Summary:

Interview with Otis Pitts conducted for Eyes on the Prize II.  Discussion centers on the Overtown area of Miami, the difficulties of business development in that area, assistance from Harry Belafonte's TACOLCY Center, and life as a Black police officer.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 27 min 32 sec

Genres: Interview

Subjects: Overtown (Miami, Fla.); African American police; African American businesspeople; Business districts

Name As Subjects: Belafonte, Harry; Pitts, Otis

Credits:

	Role	Name
	Production Company	Blackside, Inc.
	Interviewer	Lacy, Madison Davis
	Interviewee	Pitts, Otis
	Producer	Team A

Reference Materials ^x1

Video

Items ^x6

	Item	Description
	780-1	Safety Film : Original negative
	780-3	Audio Tape : Audio Cassette
	780-4	Video Tape : U-matic
	780-5	Digital : Video/mkv
	780-6	Digital : Video/quicktime
	780-7	Digital : Video/mpeg

Component Contents ^x7

	Item	Description
	19447-1-780-2	Audio Tape : 1/4" Audio Tape
	19142-1-780-1	Safety Film : Original negative
	19447-2-780-2	Digital : Audio/wav
	19142-2-780-1	Audio Tape : 1/4" Audio Tape
	19142-3-780-1	Digital : Video/mkv
	19142-4-780-1	Digital : Audio/wav
	19142-5-780-1	Digital : Video/quicktime

Contained By ^x3

	Title No	Title
	4195	Eyes on the prize II [interviews]
	19142	Not for public viewing
	19447	Not for public viewing