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Americans gather on grounds of Washington Monument and Joan Baez and Odetta sing in front of Civil Rights marchers

A large number of Americans gather to participate in the Civil Rights march in Washington DC known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. People gather at the grounds of the Washington Monument. Singer Joan Baez sings "We Shall Overcome" with a guitar in front of the crowd. People sit with boards and placards. Vehicles parked in the background. Flags in the background and the Washington Monument base visible. Vehicles move on the street including many buses arriving. Singer Odetta (Odetta Holmes) plays a guitar and sings "I'm On My Way". Crowd includes young and old, and African American and white citizens. Crowd cheers and applauds.

Date: 1963, August 28
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028219
Demonstrators march holding signs and placards at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington DC

Americans gather to participate in the Civil Rights march in Washington DC known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. They gather at the Washington Monument grounds. Crowd at demonstration cheers. Ossie Davis speaks on the podium. He tells them it is time to begin the march to the Lincoln Memorial and they start the march. They hold boards and placards in hands. Trees and flags in the background. People sing "We shall not be moved" and then sing and chant "Freedom" song. A woman holds her "Freedom" sign in the air and chants "(freedom) now, (freedom) now, now." Some walk beside the Reflecting Pool. Others walk up Constitution Avenue. Sign for the Brooklyn College NAACP chapter is seen and their marchers go by. Brief view of prominent Civil Rights leaders marching together, including A. Philip Randolph and Roy Wilkins. A child sits on the shoulders of a man and applauds. A loudspeaker on a wooden scaffold structure at the Lincoln Memorial. African American and white marchers arriving at the Lincoln Memorial and assembling for the speeches there. View toward the Lincoln Memorial from the crowd, and from the Lincoln Memorial looking out at the assembling crowd.

Date: 1963, August 28
Duration: 3 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028220
Singer Marian Anderson sings to large crowd at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC at Civil Rights March.

Americans gather in a large number for the Civil Rights march, Washington DC, known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. They gather at the Lincoln Memorial. Crowd cheers and sings. They hold boards and placards in their hands. View of the crowd from many angles. Some gathered at the Reflecting Pool. Singer Marian Anderson is introduced. She addresses the gathering and sings "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands."

Date: 1963, August 28
Duration: 3 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028221
People departing grounds of Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC after Civil Rights march and Philip Randolph addresses reporters

Americans gathered in large numbers for the Civil Rights march in Washington DC, known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. African American and white citizens are seen gathered together at the Lincoln Memorial following the speech by Martin Luther King Jr. People hold flags in their hands. They hold their hands together and sing "We Shall Overcome". Organizers begin taking down chairs as the crowd is departing the Lincoln Memorial grounds. A young woman takes photographs of the people. They hold boards and placards in hands. People sit along the sides of the Reflecting Pool near the memorial. They talk amongst themselves and soak their feet in the water. A man in a Queens College sweatshirt walks and talks with a friend. At another location, A. Philip Randolph addresses reporters and speaks about the success of the march. Roy Wilkins and Walter Reuther stand beside him, and John Lewis is behind him. Night view of the city. People returning home from the March. People asleep in buses at night. Audio in background of clip at end with people singing and chanting "Freedom!"

Date: 1963, August 28
Duration: 3 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028223
Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson inducted into baseball Hall of Fame; scenes from careers of Feller and Robinson

People gather at baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York. Announcer notes Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller and Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman Jackie Robinson have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Scenes from the careers of both players. Bob Feller greeting kids on field, holding a child. Bob Feller pitching at Polo Grounds in New York, date unknown. Jackie Robinson seen removing baseball bat from rack. Announcer notes he is the first African American man admitted to the Hall of Fame. Robinson seen hitting ball to outfield wall and sliding into second base for a double. Robinson successfully steals home against New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford in the opening game of the 1955 World Series -- although catcher Yogi Berra disagrees vehemently with the umpire's call.

Date: 1962, January 25
Duration: 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028228
Allen Dulles and others board a U-4B airplane, Vice Pres. Nixon boards a helicopter at National Airport

Allen Dulles, CIA director, boards a U-4B plane at Washington National Airport. Aircraft taxis out as directed. Other airplanes in the background. Vice president Nixon walks towards a helicopter and boards the helicopter.

Date: 1955, November 21
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028255