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Recap of slavery, the Civil War, and job integration in the United States, in the context of the civil rights movement.
African American and white children swim and play in an integrated swimming pool in the United States in the 1960's. A black man beside a white man working on an integrated engine car assembly line. A black shoe shine man. A black street sweeper. Narrator indicates that African American workers are in increasingly skilled jobs and supervisory positions. A black draftsman in an officer environment. A black bank manager gives an application to a black woman. Huey Newton leads the Black Panthers in a protest. Stills portray trade and transport of African American slaves. Stills show the Civil War in the United States, and aftermath of war showing blacks voting and as politicians during reconstruction. Footage of African American people working on farms in cotton fields picking cotton, including boy and girl child laborers picking cotton. Footage of a Rust Cotton Picker machine in operation as African American workers watch. American troops, including African American soldiers of the U.S. Army 369th Infantry "Harlem Hellfighters", marching in victory parade in the United States after returning from World War 1. View of segregated African American soldiers in the parade in New York City cheered by parade goers. Brief scene with Henry Johnson on the side of the parade route being congratulated by civilians. (Johnson and Needham Roberts received the Croix de Guerre for exceptional heroism). Black and white workers entering or exiting a factory during World War 2. Black American troops and Tuskegee Airmen pilots in segregated units during World War 2. The Tuskegee pilots in uniform gathered together during a briefing on an airfield. View of U.S. military forces comprised of white and black personnel, integrated beginning in 1947. A white officer gives binoculars to a black soldiers.
People queue to buy U.S. Saving Bonds in the United States to contribute towards the development of the country.
A documentary depicts industrial development in the United States and urges the purchase of war bonds to preserve the American heritage and way of life. Water flows through a dam on a river to produce electricity. A power house. Electricity is supplied to houses and industries. A glass tumbler factory. Machines using electricity in operation. A line of finished articles. A man mixes a color in a mixer. A scene with lightning flashing. Neon lights of Times Square, New York City, at night, with many lit sign boards using electricity. A child with a dog. Farmer, doctors, a businessman at work. Scenes of New York City. A ferry in water. Skyscrapers in the city and traffic on busy city streets. A line of people to buy U.S. Saving Bonds. Savings bonds on a table. A view of Mount Rushmore. Two women serve small children seated in chairs. The U.S. flag flutters in breeze.
Contrast between the lifestyle of hectic workdays and quiet Sundays in New York City in the late 1940's after World War 2.
"City Pastorale" shows citizens of New York City hurrying about their business during workday on a street in New York City. Vehicular traffic and pedestrians. People riding on the subway. Views of workaday foot traffic along New York sidewalk in midtown Manhattan. Macy's department store. Racks of clothes being wheeled along the streets and sidewalks. Scenes of New Yorkers in hectic activity. In contrast, are shown peaceful scenic views of New York City. Penthouse gardens. Clothes drying on a rooftop line. People entering a number of different churches in Manhattan, New York. A woman in a garden. A man and a boy sit and read newspapers in the garden. The young boy looks at the "funny papers" (comic strips). A man walks with a child on a sidewalk. Cars parked. People chatting on the sidewalk of a New York city street. The Chrysler Building and nearby skyscrapers. People taking pictures with handheld cameras at a playground. Families with babies. Children playing in a park. Quiet streets. Car drives beneath an elevated train. Men walk on a ramp. People relax on beaches. Older women gathered together on the beach talking, while boys play in the sand at the edge of the surf. A huge crowd seated in a baseball stadium and watching a game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, including a shot of Giants pitcher, #36 ( Mickey McGowan ?), throwing from the mound and, in another scene, Giants #23 (Clint Hartung ?) batting and striking out. Views of the fans watching the baseball game, including some men in suits and boys sitting together in the bleachers watching the game and eating ice cream on a stick. Visitors stroll through the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Cardinal Mindszenty in Hungary. In New York: American Legionnaires Parade. Communists parade. Catholics protest against Russia
Views of St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Budapest, Hungary. Cardinal József Mindszenty and retinue enter St. Stephen's Cathedral (Budapest, Szent István tér 1, 1051 Hungary). Dark interior of cathedral. Cardinal Mindszenty, priests, and sacristans leaving the cathedral. Cardinal in procession during festival. Cardinal Mindszenty blesses the crowd outside St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Several graves in woods, marked with wooden crosses. Hungarian Communist Leader Mathius Rakosi speaks. Photograph of Cardinal during his trial in Hungary. Comparison of Cardinal Mindszenty's signatures made in 1947 with that ostensibly signed to his confession in 1949. Massed American flags carried by members of the American Legion, in May Day loyalty Parade passing Central Park, in New York City. Small parade of Communists Sympathizers in New York. People carry banners reading: "Against KKK; Against War Bases in Africa; Against Universal Military Training; The Soviet Union Wants Peace; Return to Roosevelt's Peace Policy." One man carries a sign "Hail the State of Israel." Roman Catholic priests lead 'Procession of protests' against Communist Russia at the New York Polo grounds.
View of famous landmarks in New York City, United States, in early 1940s.
A map of United States of America. Greyhound passenger bus pasing through toll booth on highway between Boston and New York. Tourist bus arrives in New York, USA. View of tourists inside the bus. Buildings in New York City. View of the Statue of Liberty from a boat. Heavy traffic outside the New York Public Library. Tourist couples travels on busy streets sitting in open top level of a double decker bus. View of the Empire State building and Will's building. Tourist couple enjoys view of the city from rooftop of Empire State Building. A telescope on the rooftop. Wide, sweeping, elevated views of skyscrapers and buildings of Manhattan, New York City, as seen from atop the Empire State Building in the early 1940s.
Italian influence on American life. Italian Festival San Gennaro at Mulberry Street, in New York City.
Italian influence on American life, reflected in gastronomy and history. A man selling flags and parade goods for the Feast of San Gennaro (Festa di San Gennaro) in Mulberry Street, New York City. An Italian American woman cooks Italian sausage and meats. Man holding a green parrot. Italian American woman inspects her boyfriend’s necklace. Poster reads “Feast of San Gennaro”. A man pins money on a string of cash attached to the carriage of San Gennaro. A metal effigy of San Gennaro. Italian American brass band. Italian chefs prepare and cook pizza at a restaurant kitchen. Exterior view of Marconi Restaurant signage in Little Italy. Views of Ferris Wheel; . decorative lights; a brass band. A chef rolls and toss a pizza dough by hand. Waiter takes a bottle of Chianti from the restaurant bar. Chef sprinkles cheese on a Pizza Margherita. Customers eating pizza in restaurant. A woman eats pizza while a man pours a glass of Chianti. Man and woman put napkin on dog and feed him pizza. A Casino. View of “Larry’s Bar” sign. View of George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River. Heroic sculpture of Italian explorer and navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano (c. 1485-1528) by Ettore Ximenes (1855–1926) in Battery Park, New York City. Home of Giuseppe Garibaldi, on Staten Island, New York. Visitors enter the home, which displays sign reading: (in Italian)" He lived in exile, 1851 to 1853. Giuseppe Garibaldi, Hero of two worlds." View of statue at Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain, Columbus Circle. in front of the Union Station, Washington, DC. Italian Carabinieri march in Columbus Day parade on 5th Avenue, in New York City. Italian and American flags displayed on building. St. Patrick's Cathedral is seen. Italian journalists at work in Washington, DC and New York City. An Italian journalist speaks about his experience as a journalist in New York City.
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