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U.S. world aid, African dancers perform at Carnegie Hall 1959

The narrator and host of the film is seen sitting on an armchair. He speaks about United States’ lack of desire to establish a global hegemony. “We have constantly reiterated by word, by deed, that we have no desire to establish a colonial empire” the host said. Wilson Line SS Ariosto ship unloads a tractor. Ship loads sacks of cement in Puerto Rico. A doctor adjusts the x-ray machine. A nurse tends to a ward with patients lying in bed. Sign for Africa Freedom Day on April 15, 1959 at Carnegie Hall. African musicians playing drums as dancers perform a traditional folk dance. A man speaking to the audience at Carnegie Hall. African Americans clapping. New York Times newspaper article by Tad Szulc titled “New Latin Accord is Offered By U.S.” with a photo of United States President John F. Kennedy on the right side. The host explains that the Soviet Union accuses the United States of imperialism to deflect Soviet colonialism. “Now on the face of things, one would assume both imperialism and its twin colonialism are on the way out” the host said.

Date: 1959, April 15
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080697
Charles de Gaulle arrives at Djibouti, Africa for a tour of the newly formed French African Community.

The Prime Minister of France, Charles de Gaulle, tours Djibouti in Africa. Charles de Gaulle arrives at Djibouti on his tour of the newly formed French African Community. Dignitaries receive and greet him as he disembarks from a plane. He greets and addresses the civilians. He attends a parade.

Date: 1959, May 9
Duration: 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675055795
African men rescue wild life from the fast rising waters behind the new Zambezi River dam.

Cariba Dam in Africa. Men in motorboat run on water. African men hunt animals in water. Men set up net. Hunted animals put into motorboat and transported.

Date: 1959, May 14
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040108