Artist impression of the House of Representatives as the United States Congress passes the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Images of Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner, the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s. African-American student, victim of the Lamar High School School Bus Attack, listens to Frank Jackson, the attorney defending him, as he lectures him about the history of African-American rights and freedom. Off camera, Jackson quotes the 14th Amendment, saying, "no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens." Image of Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina. Off camera, Jackson quotes Tillman's comment about "virus of equality..." Artist impression of Black Americans in court during Reconstruction. Students inside the school bus on their way to Lamar High School School before bus attack. Image of Black-Americans inside a moving bus during the 1960s-1970s. Jim Crow signs seen, including a sign reading “White only Ladies Rest Room”. Image of a doctor standing in a door labeled “COLORED” while talking to patient with baby. Image of door with sign that says “White-Trade”. Image of door with sign that says “Colored-Trade”. Image of President Rutherford Hayes. Fire burning. Artist impression of Ku Klux Klan members in costume hanging (lynching) a Black American. Man menacingly holds a bat and says “They’ll gonna wish they was never born”. A view of the United States Supreme Court. Artist Impression of Homer Plessy refusing to move from the White people coach to the Jim Crow train coach in 1896. “Equal justice under law” engraved on the front of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington DC. Artist impression of John Marshall Harlan, former Attorney General of Kentucky and great dissenter of cases that restricted civil rights such as “Plessy v. Fegurson”. “But until a majority of judges on the Supreme Court would agree, Black Americans would find little justice” says Frank Jackson.
A young blond woman, wearing a blue boho headscarf, and bell bottom jeans, thumbing for a ride to hitchhike. The young woman looks on, smiles, and continue to thumb as cars pass by her. A blue 1960s Plymouth Fury or Mercury Comet passes. A white 1976 Chevrolet Monte Carlo with red interior pulls near the young woman. The young woman approaches the driver, a balding and middle-aged would-be rapist, to sweetly ask for a free ride. Close-up of young woman’s face near car window.
Written text introduction by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Various early 1960s cars in parking lot outside a Montgomery Ward store. Police detective seen through car window drinks coffee, puts his coffee under a police CB radio. Man walking as seen in rear view mirror. Detective approaches man as he pauses to open his car's door. Officer arrests the man for burglary. Handcuffs being put on hands. Man hitting officer over the head with handcuffed hands. View of officer on pavement with blood on forehead. Handcuffed hands opening car door and man entering car. Tire of car spinning on pavement to get away. Host at podium speaks to audience, saying "making an arrest is the most dangerous job in law enforcement." In Hyattsville, MD, a police car drives at night, passing by the Lustine auto dealer at 5710 Baltimore Avenue. Two police officers talk inside car, saying "no news is good news." Passing by Bird n' burger restaurant in Hyattsville. Police car passes by Fields Buick auto dealer (5323 Baltimore Avenue Hyattsville, MD). Policeman reading arrest warrant using flashlight in car. Policeman uses telephone inside car, saying to dispatcher, "Car 21, going 10-6, investigating suspicious vehicle." White Pontiac Prince George's County police car pulling up to Bird n' Burger restaurant in Hyattsville. Police exit vehicle with guns drawn. Policeman saying “You are under arrest”. Man puts up his hands, turns around slowly, takes two steps backwards, leans against car and spread legs way up and back. Policeman frisks the arrested man and confiscates a handgun. Policeman puts handcuffs on suspect as his police partner observes while holding a gun for safety. Gun found on suspect removed by police. Close up of policeman locking handcuffs. Policeman searches inside car. Policeman’s badge shows the Prince George’s County, MD coat of arms. Police closing car trunk and walking handcuffed suspect into police car.
Official seal of fictional "UrbanTown" in the United States. In dramatization, an official presents an award for valor to the widow of a police officer with two children. An award "For Merit" in woman’s hand. Dramatized newspaper headline reads, “Slain City Policeman Given Highest Honor”. Aerial view of an American city. 1960s cars honking in traffic jam. Street scenes in Washington, D.C. neighborhoods include old apartment building, smoke and pollution coming from factory chimney. African American pedestrians walking in Washington, D.C. Passengers waiting to board a crowded bus in Washington, D.C. Children playing jump rope in front of a school. African American children play ball in a street in Washington, D.C. A man walks in front of an old police building in Washington, D.C. A police chief reviews policemen standing in formation. Narrator indicates that police officers are often blamed by residents who are frustrated by circumstances of urban living. One of the police officers is an African American man. The other 15 are white men.
Policeman driving motorcycle along Route 1 South in Washington, D.C. Black 1965 Chevy Nova station wagon running stop sign to merge onto Rt. 1 South. Motorcycle passes Hecht Company truck before siren is turned on to catch stop sign runner. 1965 Chevy Nova station wagon pulling over to side of the road. Annoyed motorist checks his wristwatch. Police on motorcycle approaching as seen in car rear view mirror. A slice of burned toast is tossed at a man who is seated, eating breakfast. He is holding and reading a newspaper while eating. Man makes a disappointed face after drinking bad coffee. Man hurriedly leaving for work after checking his watch and grabbing his newspaper and cigarettes. Black 1965 Chevy Nova station wagon waiting at railroad crossing. Traffic jam in Washington, D.C. street with many cars waiting to move, including a Volkswagen Beetle and other 1960s vehicles. The man huffs in frustration as he looks out car window at bank's outdoor temperature display sign reading 92 degrees fahrenheit. Driver giving license to policeman. Police officer giving license back to driver and explaining the citation, before holding up traffic to allow driver of 1965 Chevy Nova station wagon to re-enter traffic. View of vehicle's 1967 Virginia license plate 235-560.
Early 1960s late summer views of landmarks dedicated to United States presidents found in Washington DC. The Washington Monument at daytime. View of the Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States). The U.S. Capitol Building (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States) and grounds. Two buses are parked in the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial (Washington, DC 20 016, United States) stands in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.
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