Standing in the gymnasium of Little Rock Central High school in Arkansas, a school official talks about operating under a "Pupil Assignment Law" under which school officials assign students so that there are some black among mostly white students and some white among mostly black students in Arkansas schools (during period of civil rights focus and the "Little Rock Nine" in the United States). Integrated students, including whites and some African Americans, play basketball in background.
American civilians prepare for an air raid drill in Arkansas, United States, during World War II. Duties of grocery store owner Sam Rankin, also includes that of the Air Raid Warden. Sam Rankin speaks with a couple on the street. Flashback scene to United States Army troops marching in formation in France during World War 1. Sam demonstrates how to tie a sling on a broken arm to a family in the city. The Air Raid Warden undergoes training from the fire department. Certificate given to Sam Rankin by the United States Government.
African American life in South Carolina, United States. Front of a 1936 Plymouth P2 car. A Black child cleans the 1936 Plymouth P2 car. African American child smiles while wiping the car. Black child uses cloth for cleaning. Houses in the background.
Flood damage in the United States in 1936. The Kennebec River, Maine: men stand on blocks of ice and view a broken bridge due to flooding. Ice jams loosened on the Penobscot River threaten towns near Bangor, Maine. View of giant ice flows and downed utility poles The Housatonic River, Connecticut: Broken electrical towers on the blocks of ice. Men walk on the ice blocks. Men clear the ice from road. Passaic River, New Jersey: the water of the river flows above limits over a bridge. Lake Conemaugh, Pennsylvania: View of submerged houses from flooding. The destoyed houses due to flood. The people stand on a bridge and heavy flow of water under the bridge. Ohio River: the submerged buildings from flooding are seen. Men on boats in front of the submerged shops. People on bridge run. The damaged cars,trains and trams lie on the streets. The streets filled with water. From a 1961 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier.
American civilians prepare for an air raid drill in Arkansas, United States during World War 2. The radio stations ordered to go off line. A woman sings at a radio station. Message through the radios given to the civilians not to use the telephones. Closeup views of different kinds of portable and console radios. The Commander at the Information Center orders all aircraft to be grounded. Artillery fired at simulated enemy aircraft. Women marking on a large map at the Information Center. Civilian Airways officer takes information on the phone. A woman places symbols on the map. Animated map of United States with the Information Centers. Vehicles drive past a police station. Men pass the message from the District Control Center. Mills and, hospitals are requested for a blackout. Doctors and nurses in a surgery operating theater perform an operation in the hospital. The entire organization on alert after information reaches all the departments. Blackout in the city on the sound of an alarm and building lights go dim.
The 18th National cotton picking contest being held in Arkansas,United States. Contestants ranging in age groups from 12 to 74 years compete in their respective categories. After picking cotton is spread out in sections. Judges measure the cotton and Roy Peterson of Saint Louis is declared as the winner. Peterson with his thousand dollar prize money poses for the camera.
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