The Secretariat, the International Civil Service on Geneva, Switzerland. Girl typists collating speeches for distribution. Secretary General Joseph Avenol at his desk in the office. Exteriors views of International Labor Organization and Permanent Court of International Justice in The Hague. Department of Finances. Secretary General, the Treasurer, Seymour Jacklin, group up in the garden. Man speaks in French.
Reporter interviews U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy, who speaks about the steps the Federal government took in the field of Civil Rights after the racial segregation strife of 1957. He discusses actions under the administration of his brother, President John F. Kennedy.
Thousands of people gathering on the National Mall for the March On Washington For Jobs and Freedom. The Washington Monument. Convoy of buses. "Peter, Paul, and Mary", a musical group, sings "The Answer is Blowing in the Wind" and "If I had a Hammer" in an open space outside the White house in Washington DC. African Americans gather in large numbers and march with banners in hands. A Drum and Bugle Corps plays. Black and White Americans unite to promote Civil Rights.
Actor and activist Ossie Davis introduces fellow actor Burt Lancaster who makes a speech at the Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002) in Washington DC during the civil rights "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom". African American and white citizens gather in large numbers at the event. Statue of Abraham Lincoln in background.
View of the Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama, United States. Marchers march under a Federal Court Order and with the protection of the federalized National Guard units and regular troops. Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King addressing the 3200 marchers before it starts. View of the marchers walking on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Dr. King and fellow leaders including John Lewis marching with the crowd. The leaders are wearing white flower leis. Group setting up camp on grounds of a African American farmer near New Sister Springs Baptist Church. A helicopter circles overhead.
Anchor with American civil rights leaders. Anchor seen with Leroy Collins, Former Governor of Florida, and Roy Wilkins, NAACP executive secretary. Anchor asks a question to Leroy Collins and he answers.
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