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Primary school African American children sing group song and play drums in Calhoun, Alabama.

School activities of African American students in Calhoun, Alabama. Primary school African American children sing a group song and play drums. A small boy acts as a Conductor.

Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050058
African American students in a class room hall, Calhoun, Alabama.

School activities of African American students in Calhoun, Alabama. African American students enter a classroom. Other African American students sit on benches. African American students leave the class room.

Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050059
African American Youth do their daily chores under National Youth Administration Resident Farm Project in Boligee, Alabama.

The NYA (National Youth Administration) Resident Farm Project in Boligee, Alabama. African American man rides a mule. Women involved in household tasks. They fill water and wash clothes. Men plow fields with the help of horses. Woman collects wood. African American man at farm, gives food to chicken and pigs. African American Youth eat food. They stand outside a dormitory.

Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044262
Mount Whitney and rocks of Alabama Hills in California.

Mount Whitney and other peaks of the High Sierra as seen from Mojave Desert. View of Mojave Desert as seen from an elevated position. View of other peaks and ravines adjacent to Mount Whitney and rocks of Alabama Hills (oldest geological formation in the United States). Huge boulders in hill formation in Mojave Desert can be seen.

Date: 1940, April
Duration: 2 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675039414
U.S. President Kennedy talks about equal rights for black and white citizens during a speech in Washington DC, United States.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy's speech regarding racism and racial tensions in Alabama, delivered from Washington DC, the White House. United States President Kennedy seated at a desk and speaks over a microphone. The President speaks about racial discrimination against blacks in the United States. He talks about the University of Alabama not giving admission to two clearly qualified young Alabama residents who happened to have been born African Americans, due to segregation and discrimination practices. View of people crowded outside the University of Alabama. Men take pictures as officials escort entering students Vivian Malone and James Hood into the University. The President says that the nation is founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. President Kennedy says that it is right for American consumers of any color to receive equal service in places of public accommodation, to register and to vote in a free election without interference or fear of reprisal. Additional views of Vivian Malone and James Hood walking with crowds and also unaccompanied on the University of Alabama campus. A policeman rides a motorcycle on a road at the University. President Kennedy talks about respecting African American citizens and importance of civil rights and equality. The President says that no city or State or legislative body can prudently choose to ignore the rights of any of its citizens. Press record his speech and take pictures.

Date: 1963, June 11
Duration: 4 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069275
President Lyndon B Johnson praises gallantry of marines and airmen at White House, Washington DC.

Battle of Khe Sanh between January 1968 to April 1968. Aerial bombardment by U.S. over North Vietnam position in Khe Sanh. Explosions on ground. Marines fire artillery and move out into surrounding terrain of Khe Sanh. Wounded marines carried on litters. General William Westmoreland arrives to pay tribute to B-52 aircraft pilots for their contribution in Khe Sanh battle. General Westmoreland decorates pilots. President Lyndon B Johnson decorated officers at the White House. Commanding officer, Colonel David E Lownds receives a navy cross. Sergeant Major AW Smith is awarded with bronze star. President Lyndon B Johnson praises gallantry of marines and airmen at the White House. Marines move through jungle. 26th Marines advance on dirt road in Khe Sanh. Trenches deserted in Khe Sanh airfield. (Vietnam War period).

Date: 1968
Duration: 5 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675052394