A small Ford electric automobile in Detroit, known as the Ford Comuta. Several men stand near the micro EV concept car. A man sits at the steering wheel and another one sits on the passenger seat. The car is driven for test ride on the roads. The car is maneuverable and silent with trim interior lines. Narrator indicates that advances in rechargable batteries and fuel cells have led to the car. Narrator points out economical virtues and benefits of lower air pollution due to absence of exhaust fumes
View of the Detroit riots following unrest about civil rights. American troopers on guard duty. Traffic moves along the street in background. Burned out cars and buildings. Bare girders of a destroyed building. Church framed in background. General view of damage. Two troopers patrolling close by as they walk along the sidewalk. Men carry boxes as a trooper looks on. Army jeep and truck parked at roadside.
Destroyed business areas after civil rights motivated Detroit riots. Smoke rising from rubble of burned out stores and shops along a street. Sign on store reads 'Reed's Custom Tailoring Suits'. A parking meter beside the store. Traffic moves along the street in background. Smoldering ruins caused by the riots. American trooper sits on a chair and patrols the area.
U.S. Army troops board 6X trucks. Trucks move down the street. U.S. Army jeep leads the trucks. Damaged buildings on far side of the street. Damaged phone booth on the street corner.
Burned out brick structure and a fire in background after Detroit riots over civil rights issues. Brick walls with metal bars surrounding a building. Destroyed telephone booth.
Two soldiers in a jeep keep watch after civil rights tensions led to Detroit riots. Destroyed buildings seen in the background. Soldiers move forward in their jeep.