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Cheer leaders lead practice session at the Little Rock Central High school in Little Rock,Arkansas.
Shows Cheer leaders leading practice session at the Little Rock Central High school in Little Rock,Arkansas.
African American band plays at a night club in Little Rock, Arkansas; View of Orval Faubus in Arkansas State Capitol
Shows an African American band playing at a night club in Little Rock,Arkansas. Couples dance to the beat of the jazz rock music. As music track continues, view changes to chamber of Arkansas Senate and swearing in of Governor Orval Faubus. View of Orval Faubus at the podium speaking in the Arkansas Senate chamber.
Racial segregation and unrest of 1957 in Arkansas; Reporter interviews the Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus.
Reporter interviews the Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus about racial segregation of 1957 during his term. The Governor says that he is always ready to accept changes, but he conveys support for segregation by equating it to an "old building" or a "fine painting" and saying that it is "not good to tear down such a building or destroy such a painting simply because it is old." He continues saying, "These things are not good because they are old; many of them have grown old because they are good. And the experiences of many people have proved them to be good." Montage shows buildings, courthouse and justice statues, and public protests, with police arrests of African American marchers and demonstrators during the civil rights movement. Police beat some protestors. Jim Crow era signs segregating whites only versus colored waiting room facilities. Signs read "Colored Waiting Room" and "White Waiting Room." Local Arkansas officials and police beating back protestors with clubs and batons, and police seizing African American protestors and making arrests. US troops in jeeps and trucks arriving and deploying in Arkansas. Included are scenes with signs of Jim Crow segregation practices, with separate entrances for white versus colored patrons at an Intra-state bus depot.
Reporter interviews U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy, about civil rights
Reporter interviews U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy, who speaks about the steps the Federal government took in the field of Civil Rights after the racial segregation strife of 1957. He discusses actions under the administration of his brother, President John F. Kennedy.
AME church service in Little rock, Arkansas; recognition for Little Rock Nine; scenes after 1957 church bombing in Montgomery
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.
"March on Washington." Americans gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. and sing "'We shall Overcome"
Scenes from the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom". Mix of mostly African Americans and white American gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Participants sing and chant songs as they march. Led by folk singer, Joan Baez, they unite and sing in chorus the civil rights anthem: "We Shall Overcome" Statue of Abraham Lincoln at the memorial.
