Riots and strikes in United States during period of labor unrest in the United States. A huge crowd on the street. Men rush forward and throw stones. National Guardsmen throw tear gas bombs. Buildings on the street. Vehicular traffic on the streets. Smoke rises up. The rioters scatter as the United States soldiers carrying bayoneted rifles give chase. Men stand on the sidewalk. Several men run. Men with cycles walk along the road. Police lead away a protestor.
Labor riots and strikes during the Great Depression. Opening scenes show coal being moved out of a mine in Harlan County, Kentucky. Armed Kentucky National Guard soldiers climb aboard and ride on each open car of coal. Miners who cross the picket lines to work (aka strike-breakers, or SCABS) enter the mine under National Guard protection. One miner carries a pistol, along with his lunch box. Change of scene to a street, probably in Detroit, Michigan, where several women carry signs denigrating the "Big Three" (automobile manufacturers). One sign reads: "The Big 3 call us RED Because we fight for Bread." The final sequence shows a group of men attacking a farmer's truck carrying milk cans. The attackers force the truck to the side of a country road and empty all the milk cans. A plank, filled with upwards pointing spikes, has been placed on the road to stop trucks. In a town street, A vigilante knocks a man from a vegetable truck, as it passes him. A gang of men attacking the vegetable truck are resisted by club wielding vigilantes.
Buildings in Richmond, Virginia. Union Railroad Station. Wordings on the building read 'Union Station of Richmond'. A Jim Crow racial segregation sign on a building reads "Colored Entrance". A section of station for African American people. Automobiles parked in front of the station. View of a street. Vehicular traffic on the street. Pedestrians cross the street. Pedestrians walk on sidewalk. People get down from the streetcars. Busy intersection of the street.
Liggett and Myers Tobacco factory in Richmond, Virginia. Building of the Liggett and Myers Tobacco factory. Several cars parked in front of the building. Vehicular traffic passes by. Office entrance of the factory. A sign on the entrance gate reads 'Office'. A sign on the road in front of the entrance reads 'No Parking'. Men enter the office.
Former Capitol of Confederacy Building Confederacy (1201 E Clay St, Richmond, VA 23219, United States) in Richmond, Virginia. A garden in front of the office. A sign reads 'White House of Confederacy'. A bus depot with sign "Colored Waiting Room" (Jim Crow signage). People walk along Broad Street. Pedestrians cross the street. Vehicular traffic in the background.
Locations in Richmond Virginia, including some with Jim Crow era signage. Virginia State Capitol (1000 Bank St, Richmond, VA 23218, United States) in Richmond, Virginia. The Old City Hall of Richmond, Virginia is seen in the background. A sign on the highway reads "Colored tourists stop at McGuire's Hotel" (example of Jim Crow racial segregation laws). State Capitol with City Hall in the background. Several other buildings in view. Street level view of a restaurant or lunch counter for African American people only, called the "Booker T Lunch". Sign" Colored Only" seen prominently on window of the restaurant. African American woman employee stands inside the restaurant window and looks outward.
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