Interview with Ernest Green (one of the Little Rock Nine) who attended Little Rock Central High school in Arkansas during its integration in the civil rights movement. Interviewer questions Daisy Bates, adviser to the Little Rock Nine, and holds her book titled 'The Long Shadow of Little Rock'. She shows a rock that came through her window during the integration crisi period, and speaks about the rights of African Americans.
Shows several locomotives at a railroad yard in little Rock,Arkansas. Man appears from behind the tracks and gives an interview to the reporter. He speaks and discourages all sorts of segregation based on race, color or creed.
Shows an art exhibition on African Americans in Little Rock,Arkansas. One paintings depicts an African American man wearing hat. People look at the paintings. A small girl looks at the paintings.
A service at the AME Church in Little rock, Arkansas. Pastor addresses the African American congregation that includes several of the original "Little Rock Nine." They receive life membership in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) . Starting at 1:20 into clip, bombing damage done to the First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama is shown. The First Baptist Church was bombed in 1957. African American women leave the Little Rock AME church after the service.
Evangelist Billy Graham speaks out of affection and admiration for Dr. Martin Luther King at a memorial service in United States. He expresses his tribute to Martin Luther King. Mourners in grief at the meeting. Also shows martin Luther King addressing the masses at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.
African American man speaks on the assassination of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King. King' picture near him. Scenes of riots after King's assassination. Roy Wilkins condemns the riots and looting. Scenes of looting. Police maintain order. Sammy Davis junior makes a speech.
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