Watts riots in Los Angeles City blocks decimated by fire. Buildings burning at night. Police leading two men who have been arrested. National Guard soldiers patrolling the streets. Burn out buildings the day afterwards. L.A. sheriff's car on street. L.A. police exiting a transport bus. National Guard soldiers behind a street barricade. Aerial view of line of police in the streets. Helicopter above parking lot with police and press vehicles.
Loss and damage in the city after race riots in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California, during the Civil Rights movement. Night time views of the streets in the largely African American section in Los Angeles. Smoke and flames rise from buildings. Buildings on fire, set by arson during the riots. Interiors and exteriors of the buildings on fire, spanning many city blocks. Policemen arrest two men and lead them away. The devastated areas in the city, and a few buildings which are left intact. Armed National Guard troops in the streets on patrol to prevent further looting and damage. Damaged buildings on either side of the road. The Watts area of the city where a curfew was put into effect. A soldier with a rifle patrols the area. The remains of buildings in the area. Views from a moving vehicle of block after block of gutted and destroyed buildings. A special task force on alert. Policemen come out of a truck and National Guardsmen exit a bus. A helicopter in flight over the area. The police vehicles on the streets, and police in the streets behind makeshift covers for protection.
Damage from race riots in Watts section of Los Angeles in California. Destroyed buildings along the sides of a street in largely African American area of Los Angeles. Buildings set on fire. Heavy smoke columns arising out of the fire. Soldiers walking with arrested men. Troops walking with rifles. Rubble of buildings and houses destroyed. A car passing on the street. More troops coming out of a bus in the area. A helicopter hovers over the area. Cars parked on the street. Troops patrol the area.
The 37th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood. Several Hollywood stars seated in the auditorium. Audrey Hepburn presents the Best Actor award to Rex Harrison. My Fair Lady (film) receives the Best Picture award. Sidney Poitier presents Julie Andrews with the Best Actress award. Julie Andrews receives the award and makes an acceptance speech. Poitier leads her off the stage.