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.
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.
Elderly woman gives an interview in her palatial home. She says that every public facility should be integrated including library, hospitals and schools. She speaks for the civil rights of African Americans and the importance of integration based on her Christian faith. She was on the board of the Public Library when it was integrated 10 years prior.
Shows a director conducting African American youth of a high school band in Arkansas playing and singing the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Young men and women singers sing in the choir and an orchestra of various instruments plays the hymn.
Mayor Ivan Allen of Atlanta Georgia speaks out of affection and admiration for Dr. Martin Luther King. He expresses his tribute to Martin Luther King and speaks for the rights of Black American citizens.
Mayor Carl Stokes of Cleveland, Ohio speaks out of affection and admiration for Dr. Martin Luther King, expresses his tribute to Martin Luther King. He condemns his assassination. Shows Dr. Martin Luther King addressing the masses.
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