Aftermaths of Washington Riots in Washington DC following death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King. Fire fighters struggle to extinguish fire in a burning building. African American people and the U.S. 3rd Infantry soldiers on street. Soldiers in an army truck. U.S. soldier attends to a wounded cameraman.
Aftermaths of Washington Riots in Washington D.C (after death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King). African American people walk on a street. Fire brigade truck parked outside a burning building. United Stats 3rd Infantry soldiers patrol on street with rifles in hand. U.S. soldier speaks to a woman. Civilians walk on streets.
Washington Riots in Washington DC. Fire fighters spray water over a burning building. African American boy stands in the foreground. Civilians stand on a street. Fire blazes from buildings. Vehicles parked on road. Riots were in response to assassination death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
Aftermath of Washington Riots in Washington DC. Vehicles drive past large buildings. United States 3rd Infantry soldiers get onto army trucks. Policemen look at a document. Fire blazes from a building. Fire brigade truck arrives in front of the burning building. Fire fighters extinguish fire.
Members of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, AFL-CIO, picket a Woolworths store in New York City. Members of Union Locals, 23, 40, 62 and 66 are seen carrying signs as they march in front of the F.W. Woolworth store. Some of the signs read: "Woolworth practices discrimination in the South, and We Support Dr. Martin Luther King" (civil rights leader). A New York City uniformed police officer stands on the sidewalk observing the peaceful picketing. Civil Rights leader A. Philip Randolph is seen among the protestors, carrying a picket sign and marching. Passersby seem to ignore the activity.
People protesting the racially biased hiring policies and Jim Crow policies of the White Tower hamburger Company, picket one of its diner restaurants in New York City. African American and white civil rights protestors walk carrying signs. Man holding a banner that reads: 'Freedom Now'. Man holds a sign saying "Hire on ability not Bias." Other signs include, "Dollar spend here support segregation" and "Equality Yes. Bigotry No. Jim Crow must go!" Uniformed Police officers monitor the activity. Baby in a pram. A blind man, with seeing eye dog, pickets, accompanied by a woman. Spectators watch from a barricaded area.
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