A command radio performance at the 20th Century Fox studio in Hollywood, California during World War II. Don Wilson, an American announcer and Carole Landis, an American film actress give a radio performance. Don Wilson reads a request from soldiers abroad to hear Carole Landis sigh. Carole Landis gives an audible sigh to fulfill the request. Board in the background reads 'Command performance U. S. A. war dept'. A Captain and a soldier at work.
Detroit Race Riot in Detroit, Michigan in June 1943, during World War 2, and early in Civil Rights movement. Police disperse crowd from the street. Army patrol walks down the street in section of city. Two soldiers in front of the "HH Bowles Radio Service" store, with paint marked sign "colored" written on the store window, consistent with Jim Crow segregation practices, to identify it as an African American run business and discourage whites from patronizing it. Five U.S. soldiers holding light machine guns patrol on the street. Soldiers cross street. White youths exit from patrol wagon or paddy wagon and appear to be joking around. The youths pose in front of the patrol wagon. Police bus being driven. Views of U.S. Army tent camp in a field in Detroit. Firemen spray water on a burning automobile set on fire during the racially motivated riot. Smoke all around the burned vehicle. People stand on street and watch.
Count Basie and his orchestra members participate in a celebration of Paul Robeson’s 46th birthday and on the anniversary of the Council on African Affairs. The event is held at the 17th Regiment Armory, at 34th Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan. Basie's jazz and swing band plays and he leads his orchestra from the piano. The audience fills the hall to capacity.
The U.S. 372nd Infantry Glee club, comprised of African American soldiers, performs in New York City during a Celebration of Paul Robeson’s 46th birthday and on the anniversary of the Council on African Affairs. The 372nd Infantry Glee club sings the Invictus, a British poem, during the event at the 17th Regiment Armory at 34th Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan. Candles lit up in front of stage. After they sing, banner above stage is visible that says '17th Regiment'. Audience seated. (World War II period).
Joshua Daniel White in New York City, United States, performing at the 17th Regiment Armory (then at 34th Street and Park Avenue) during a celebration of Paul Robeson’s 46th birthday and the anniversary of the Council on African Affairs. During the 5 hours of entertainment, American singer Josh White plays guitar and sings 'The house I live in'. Another performer plays an instrument. Candles lit in front of stage. Audience claps.
Joshua Daniel White and Pearl Primus in New York, United States. Pearl Primus who is an American anthropologist, dancer and choreographer performs while Josh White, an American singer, sings. A cameraman clicks pictures in the foreground. Candles are lit between the stage and audience. Flags of the United States in the background. The performers leave the stage. A woman speaks over a microphone. The audience sit and watch. Flags of different countries in front of the audience. Woman speaks over microphone as audience applauds. (This event is during a Celebration of Paul Robeson’s 46th birthday and the anniversary of the Council on African Affairs. 5 hours of entertainment was presented at the 17th Regiment Armory, at 34th Street and Park Avenue.)
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