American sportswoman Althea Gibson returns after winning the world tennis crown at Wimbledon. A large crowd greets her in New York, United States. Buildings along street sides. A ticker tape parade to greet Althea. People cheer. Althea seated in a car rolling through a street. She waves towards the crowd. Dignitaries congratulate her on the achievement.
A United States Army Air Force B-25 Mitchell aircraft hits a skyscraper in heavy fog in New York, United States. The Empire State Building. Several buildings along street sides. People walk on a street. Policemen on the street. The aircraft crashes into the 79th floor of the building. Firemen douse the fire using hoses. Men carry the wounded. The damaged building. Wreckage in a room. The dead body of a man in the room. Wrecked parts of the airplane. Wrecked equipment on the street. (World War II period).
Education for African American college students at Xavier University, America's only catholic college for African American youth in New Orleans, Louisiana. Students in a library: They read books for study and research. They deposit the books to the librarian. In the Department of Music: the students learn music. A teacher teaches them and plays a piano. The choir students sing.
African American students at Xavier University, America's only catholic college for African American youth, in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the Department of Home Economics: girls stir a mixture on a stove. The girls pour a liquid into the container on the stove. They stir the mixture.
Education of African American college students at Xavier University, America's only catholic college African American youth, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Extra curricular activities: A girl comes on a stage and speaks during a performance. Students perform a play on the stage. Girls in modern dresses stand and talk.
Education for African American students at Xavier University, America's only catholic college for African American youth, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Students walk in pairs and girls hold bouquets. The annual senior ball, with its Queen of Honor, is one of the social highlights of the college year. The students dance in pairs. Musical instruments are played in the band accompanying dancing at the annual senior ball.
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