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Pastor of African American church congregation speaks about defending America during World War II

Opening scene shows a battlefield wooden cross marking the grave of Private Robert. Woods. His photograph is shown.The narrator is an American Pastor of a predominantly African American congregation speaking from the pulpit about men who served America during World War 2. He cites U.S. Army bomber pilot, Colin Kelly, whose photograph is also seen. The pastor also mentions Meyer Levine, Kelly's bombardier (unseen) and an African American sailor, named Dory Miller, who shot down Japanese aircraft while defending the battleship West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Miller is seen shaking hands with officers on the deck of a Navy ship. Camera focuses on a banner in the church displaying stars for the members of the congregation in the Armed Forces. He leads in a prayer of thanks for "this land which our fathers have helped to build." Camera pans over the congregation. The choir and congregation join in singing "Onward Christian Soldiers." Next, a large formation of African American soldiers marches in a parade. They wear uniforms including M1917 steel helmets, and carry rifles and field packs. Scene updates to African American soldiers marching wearing World War 2 M1 steel helmets. Scene shifts to African American Army Colonel and another officer reviewing marching troops on a snowy field. Next, African American women in the WAC (Women's Army Corps) are seen marching. African American troops are seen, again, parading in World War 1 steel helmets, and then others are seen parading in garrison caps. More views of these various groups parading with a glimpse of mounted cavalry inserted, as well. As the film ends, the background music is the singing of "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho." (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077360
A herd of cattle graze on a farm in the United States, and cowboys seen on horseback.

Hereford cattle farming in the United States. Cattle graze on the farm. A barn, a windmill and a farmhouse are seen in the background. A cowboy seated on horseback. Cowboys herd the cattle back to the corral. A cowboy on horseback looks on. Hereford cows moving on the field, tended by cowboys.

Date: 1921
Duration: 1 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077361
Cutting and shocking of wheat in a farm in the United States.

Farming in the United States. A horse drawn cradle cuts wheat. Farmers work in the farm. They arrange wheat in shocks.

Date: 1921
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077362
A large crowd gathers on a street during the campaigning for U.S. President Thomas Woodrow Wilson in the United States.

Campaigning for U.S. President Thomas Woodrow Wilson in the United States. A large crowd gathers for the campaign. Buildings along street sides. People gather outside a building decorated with flags and bunting. A car passes along a street. A cameraman records the event. A sign on the building reads: 'Our hats off to the President who has kept us out of war'.

Date: 1916
Duration: 3 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077364
Decorated automobiles and parade floats parked outside a building in the United States.

Decorated automobiles and parade floats in the United States (for a presidential campaign rally honoring President Woodrow Wilson). Homes and buildings along the side of a street. Various Ford automobiles decorated with flowers, float pieces, decorations, and foliage, for participation in the parade. Trees in the background.

Date: 1916
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077365
Smoke rises from forest fire and workmen cut off roots of trees in a forest in first part of lumbering operation

A forest in the United States. Aerial view of the forest. A man seated in a Ford car drives it across fields and in the forest along a dirt road. A forest fire (possibly intentionally set to clear an area). Smoke columns rise. Cables placed around a stump and another tree and the stump and tree are pulled out of the ground. Lumber workmen cut off the roots of trees.

Date: 1921
Duration: 3 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077367