Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, at 316 East 63rd street, in New York City. A woman enters the building. A dancer performs on the floor of the dance academy. She uses a ribbon. The room is closed. Six dancers dance in formations. The dancers wear dancing costumes. Another dancer performs on the floor using a prop and a purple cloth.
Communists march in Washington DC. The communists protest in front of Department of Justice Building. They carry banners protesting the prosecution of 12 Communists under the Alien Registration Act (Smith Act) of 1940. Policeman watches. Patterson, Civil Rights Secretary, Mrs John Gates and Defense Lawyer O John Rogge pose. Scene change to New York City. View from next to mounted Police officer at Courthouse in Foley Square, Manhattan, New York City. Photographers and reporters assembled on steps of courthouse. William L. Patterson, National Executive Secretary of Civil Rights Congress and defense lawyer, O. John Rogge on the steps, entering the courthouse. Reporters on steps. Pamphlets read 'Not 12 Men on trial- but everybody'. Pickets in front of the Court House. Judge Medina on steps. Cameramen take photographs with eyemos cameras. Three prosecuting attorneys pose, with Chief Prosecutor, U.S. Attorney John F. X. McGohey in the center. Simon Gerson,who had been assisting the Defense, makes a public statement about the effects on the rights of all. 11 defendants, including, William Z. Foster, Benjamin Davis, Eugene Dennis, Henry Winston, John Williamson and Jacob Stachel, John Gates, Gus Hall, and Robert G. Thompson. Views of notable Communist establishments: Union Square and 16th Street offices of Freiheit, the Jewish Daily Newspaper (official Jewish Communist newspaper, published in Yiddish, on presses shared with the Daily Worker); Communist Party Center, Chelsea & Waterfront Sections of Chelsea neighborhood; Henry Forbes East Side Center, Communist Party, 201 Second Avenue (Named for Henry Forbes, a former executive secretary of the Communist party of New York County); and East-Midtown Communist Party headquarters. Party leader William Z. Foster speaking. Communist, Judith Coplon with lawyer, Archibald Palmer, in his offices.
Views of St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Budapest, Hungary. Cardinal József Mindszenty and retinue enter St. Stephen's Cathedral (Budapest, Szent István tér 1, 1051 Hungary). Dark interior of cathedral. Cardinal Mindszenty, priests, and sacristans leaving the cathedral. Cardinal in procession during festival. Cardinal Mindszenty blesses the crowd outside St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Several graves in woods, marked with wooden crosses. Hungarian Communist Leader Mathius Rakosi speaks. Photograph of Cardinal during his trial in Hungary. Comparison of Cardinal Mindszenty's signatures made in 1947 with that ostensibly signed to his confession in 1949. Massed American flags carried by members of the American Legion, in May Day loyalty Parade passing Central Park, in New York City. Small parade of Communists Sympathizers in New York. People carry banners reading: "Against KKK; Against War Bases in Africa; Against Universal Military Training; The Soviet Union Wants Peace; Return to Roosevelt's Peace Policy." One man carries a sign "Hail the State of Israel." Roman Catholic priests lead 'Procession of protests' against Communist Russia at the New York Polo grounds.
Two homeless men huddle on Park bench to keep warm as they cook food over an outdoor fire. Scene changes to a a New York Supper Club or upscale restaurant. Champagne being poured. Chefs work in the kitchen. Wealthy patrons seated at tables in the night club. A band of big band or jazz musicians plays. People dance on ballroom floor. Clip ends with scene of workers as they load and seal heavy containers on wheels.
A dog with a collar lies on the ground. It gets up. A dog lies on sand. He sits up. A very old unpainted wood frame house, sagging in the middle, and having two outside chimneys and roughly patched roof. Exterior view of Farmer's Bank. A man inside the bank pulls down a "closed" sign at the door and comes out and locks the door. Three African American men pass on the sidewalk. Road sign shows U.S. Highway 158.
An unpainted wooden frame two-story house surrounded by trees. African American man, carrying a parcel, walks past the house. A barren farm field. A dilapidated farm house with the farmer sawing wood beside it. His wife stands nearby. Later, the farmer saws wood in front of his house, while his wife and several children sit and watch. African American girl holds a book. Inside, an African American boy sits on the ground, beside the house. Children sit on ground. A shy little girl poses.
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