Washington Riots break out in Washington DC. Damaged mannequin outside a shop. Fire Fighters extinguish fire from a burning building. Board on the building reads 'The Stan's'. Fire blazes from the building windows. Man walks out of the building carrying clothes in his hand. Soldiers of the U.S. 3rd Infantry patrol on streets as they walk past a store wreckage. Soldier speaks over a phone.
Washington Riots in Washington DC. Fire fighters spray water over a burning building. African American boy stands in the foreground. Civilians stand on a street. Fire blazes from buildings. Vehicles parked on road. Riots were in response to assassination death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
Members of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, AFL-CIO, picket a Woolworths store in New York City. Members of Union Locals, 23, 40, 62 and 66 are seen carrying signs as they march in front of the F.W. Woolworth store. Some of the signs read: "Woolworth practices discrimination in the South, and We Support Dr. Martin Luther King" (civil rights leader). A New York City uniformed police officer stands on the sidewalk observing the peaceful picketing. Civil Rights leader A. Philip Randolph is seen among the protestors, carrying a picket sign and marching. Passersby seem to ignore the activity.
People protesting the racially biased hiring policies and Jim Crow policies of the White Tower hamburger Company, picket one of its diner restaurants in New York City. African American and white civil rights protestors walk carrying signs. Man holding a banner that reads: 'Freedom Now'. Man holds a sign saying "Hire on ability not Bias." Other signs include, "Dollar spend here support segregation" and "Equality Yes. Bigotry No. Jim Crow must go!" Uniformed Police officers monitor the activity. Baby in a pram. A blind man, with seeing eye dog, pickets, accompanied by a woman. Spectators watch from a barricaded area.
African American civil rights demonstrators picket on street with signs in hand protesting racism. They picket outside the N&W Cafeteria. Among signs carried by picketers are: 'Rain or Shine We March For Freedom', 'Stop Segregation', All Men Are created equal'. Political posters appear on several telephone poles, for candidates in the Harlem district of Manhattan, New York City.
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson campaigning in New York City. A Car with a banner announcing that President Johnson will speak on the 50th anniversary of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union Medical Center, on June 6, 1964. President Johnson is seen with a huge crowd. People cheering. President Johnson mingles with the crowd and shakes hands with people. Photographers take pictures.
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