U.S. President Harry Truman addresses Joint Session of Congress in Washington DC. The gallery is packed with spectators. The President is applauded upon arrival. Members of Congress listen as the President speaks.
Mayor Carl Burton Stokes, African American political leader in Cleveland, at the time of his election as Mayor of Cleveland on November 7, 1967. Views of his campaign headquarters and posters in it that read 'Stokes For Progress'. Men and women wearing Stokes hats. The crowd cheers at his mayoral victory. Newly elected Mayor Stokes addresses the crowd from microphone and receives constant applause and cheering. Audio of new Mayor Stokes speaking to supporters in his victory speech while scenes are shown of African American and white men and women citizens of Cleveland walking on streets of the city in typical late 1960's and early 1970's fashions. Scene includes pedestrians young and old walking and boarding a city bus. Mayor Stokes seen exiting a building and walking in Cleveland. Meeting in progress in Cleveland City Council chamber. Views of various City Council members including a number of African American council members. Mayor Stokes seated with U.S. President Richard Nixon and other big city mayors discussing the urban crisis.
The work of African American civil rights leaders in the United States. Mayor Carl Burton Stokes, political leader in Cleveland, along with other officials at a formal gathering where former General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. takes oath of service as Public Safety Director and assumes duties in Cleveland. A board in the background reads 'City Of Cleveland'. Black and white police officers take oath of service. Carl Burton Stokes speaks to the people of Cleveland Ohio on snowy ground about a new hospital or hospital addition, and then sits in a moving bulldozer with a nurse and the machine operator.
Crowd gathered to commence the third civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. A sign reads: Baptist Conference of Washington DC wants the vote. African American men, women and children and also white citizens among the assembled group. A white man carries a black baby on his shoulders.
The third Selma to Montgomery march during the American Civil Rights Movement. A huge crowd marches on a road. African American men, women and children among the marchers. The crowd marches holding banners and the American flag. The Selma to Montgomery marchers demand voting rights for African Americans. From Selma is written at the back of a marcher's shirt. A poster reads NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). The marchers enter the city of Montgomery, Alabama's capital, and proceed to the State Capitol building.
The third Selma to Montgomery march during the American Civil Rights Movement. A huge crowd marches on a road. African American and white American men, women, and children among the marchers. The crowd marches holding banners and the American flag. The crowd gathers in front of the Alabama State Capitol building (600 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104) in Montgomery, Alabama. A woman carries a black child in her arms. African American celebrities and musicians including Harry Belafonte and Sammy Davis, Jr. can be seen entertaining the crowd.
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