Employment for African American citizens provided by Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in New York, United States, during the Great Depression. Rehabilitation program for African American women. Women in household or housekeeper training school learn cooking, making salad and baking. Woman sprinkle salt on salad and pull out a plate from oven. Women learn to make bed. They spread sheet over bed and cover pillows. Women in health education program learn first aid for children. Nurse demonstrates to fold child in a blanket with a dummy. Woman gives food. Women in a sewing room work on sewing machine. Man and woman put clothes in boxes.
Employment for African Americans provided by Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in New York, United States, during the Great Depression. African American men and women of an art song group learn classical music. They sing chorus. William Lawrence sits on piano and sings along.
Employment for African Americans provided by Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in New York, United States, during the Great Depression. African American men and women sing in a choir. Juanita Hall directs the song. A man plays piano. Men and women stand near piano and sing the gospel spiritual song ''Ezekiel Saw the Wheel". The Director conducts and sings along with the choir.
Employment for African Americans in the Great Depression provided by Works Progress Administration (WPA) Projects in New York, United States. Actors of Negro People's Theatre troupe perform in Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth,' (known as the "Voodoo Macbeth") directed by Orson Welles, at a theater in New York under the Federal Theater Project. Actor delivers dialog in the play, set in 19th century Haiti instead of Scotland. Body of Lady Macbeth (Edna Thomas) on floor. Fight scene in play with Maurice Ellis as Macbeth, slain by Macduff. Three witches and Macbeth and Macduff on floor. Witches hold cut head. Final scene of play finishes. Viewers clap as the curtains drop. Curtain raises and actors bow.
Mexican Indians use reed and palm to make objects of everyday use in Mexico. Animation shows plants of reed and palm tree. Objects made by Wango Weng. Reed used as a hand woven sleeping mat. Hand woven basket made of reed. Bags and boxes with cover. Reed made toys, dolls and coconut tree.
Mexican Indians use reed and palm to make objects of everyday use in Mexico. Reed plants along Lerma River in Mexico. Map shows Mexico and Rio Grane. Mexico City in map. Location of Lerma River near Mexico City. Reed plants growth near by river. Men stand in water and cut plants. Man pushes bundle of Reed over water.
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