Men stand on a ship deck at a harbor in United States. British writer HG Wells poses for camera, followed by German composer Richard Strauss on the ship.
Unemployed United States military veterans of World War I demonstrate and protest in the United States, appealing for jobs and work. They march with flags, boards and placards. Boards and banners read, "Keep your promises, Give us work", "give a job to a vet". Houses along the sides of the street. Men stand on a vehicle and address the demonstrators. Flag on the vehicle.
Coal and zinc mining in the South Western region of the United States, especially in Oklahoma. Miner riding on cart as it exits a mine tunnel into the light. Coal loaded in trains on the railway track. Zinc production facilities in north eastern Oklahoma. Zinc material being loaded into railroad cars. Man driving pallet mover uses it lift a pallet of lead, produced near the zinc deposits. Scene shifts to Oil well towers and oil derricks in Texas. Wide view of many oil wells on open land with a railroad train going by in the foreground. Production of petroleum in the area. Animated map shows regions of oil drilling in Texas and nearby southwestern states. Additiona views of oil wells, rigs, storage containers. Oil wells seen in foreground with tall buildings of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the background. View of petroleum refining facilites on Texas Gulf coast near Port Arthur. Animated map showing Texas gulf ports and shipping routes for oil and related products to other regions of the U.S. and the world. Animated map summarizing trade routes inside the United States with various products supplied from the southwestern U.S., and different kinds of products received from other states in the U.S.
Director of United States Information Agency, Carl Rowan addresses people in United States. He introduces a documentary program about the Civil Rights March in Washington DC known as the March On Washington For Jobs And Freedom, that occurred on August 28, 1963.
Audio contains an announcement encouraging Americans to go to Washington DC to attend the Civil Rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Vehicles on city street. A vehicle with loudspeaker and signs promoting the event passes on the street. Buildings along the sides of the street. Pamphlets and posters about the march. People work. A woman and a child look at a poster about the coming Civil Rights march.
Speaking two days before the famed "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom", the United States Civil Rights leader A. Philip Randolph addresses a gathering of the National Press Club in Washington DC. Speaking at the podium, he talks about the rights of African Americans and asserts that African American people seek the exact same rights that White citizens possess, including all same social, economic and political rights. Flags in the background.
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