U-Matic

1,231 Days, The Young Administration, Master Copy, 5/15/92, Do Not Erase

U-Matic tape containing "1231 Days: The Young Administration 1989-92" produced by the Department of Public Information, which provides a retrospective of Mayor Coleman A. Young's fifth term in office.

The film begins with several clips of speeches from his re-election campaign. He is shown announcing his run, mentioning new development on 12th Street in contrast to claims that he's focusing only on downtown, his victory speech, and the swearing-in ceremony.

The film's second segment is focused on the Amandla Mandela Detroit '90 event. It begins with a clip of Young speaking about his reaction to Nelson Mandela's release from prison, which leads into footage of Mandela quoting Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" during the rally at Tiger Stadium.

The 1990 Census is then highlighted. The film incorporates a public service announcement in which Detroiters are shown vanishing from downtown.

Next, the campaign against Devil's Night arson is covered. This section includes footage of a woman at the scene of a fire (also used in 2015.010.097), a man on the street talking about the campaign, and Young speaking about the campaign's results.

In next brief segment, the narrator notes that the 1992-1993 budget was balanced, yet new projects were still undertaken.

Afterward, footage from the 1992 unrest in Los Angeles is set to Public Enemy's "Shut Em Down," leading into a segment about Detroit's 1967 unrest set to Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." The film emphasizes the role that the issue of police violence played in Coleman Young's first election. A clip from his first mayoral election victory speech is incorporated.

The video is on a 3M UCA-20 U-Matic tape with a handwritten 3M label on its top.. The tape is housed within a black plastic latching case with a matching 3M label on its cover.