Newsreel clip on baseball's 1958 World Series, a rematch of the '57 Series -- the Milwaukee Braves against the New York Yankees. Views of County Stadium, the site for games one and two, and the capacity crowd of 46,000 inside. Yankee manager Casey Stengel and Braves manager Fred Haney shake hands before the game, as do game one starting pitchers Warren Spahn of the Braves and Whitey Ford of the Yanks. In top of the fourth inning, the Yankees' Bill Skowron hits a home run to left field. In the bottom of the fourth, hits by Del Crandall, Andy Pafko and Spahn put Braves on top 2-1. Hank Bauer (seen in closeup) hits two-run homer for Yankees. Braves tie the game and send into extra innings, where hits by Crandall and Billy Bruton win it 4-3 in the tenth. Braves celebrate on field. Announcer notes that the Braves also won game two and moved "toward another world's championship." But Yankees would come from behind to win the series in seven games.
An American college football game between the Air Force Academy Falcons and Stanford in Palo Alto, California. The game underway. A large crowd cheers and applauds. The Air Force Academy cadets watch the game and cheer for their team. The Air Force Academy Falcons hold Stanford scoreless and win the game.
Americans gather in Washington DC for the Civil Rights march known as the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." Also sometimes called the Great March on Washington. African American and White citizens sing "Hold On, Keep Your Eyes on the Prize". A man plays guitar amidst the people. Man that appears to be Civil Rights activist Jesse Jackson is seen among the group singing at approximately 00:58. Views of American citizens traveling on buses at night and arriving from distant places to Washington DC. African American man stands with an umbrella on the street in Washington DC. Views from a training session for rally organizers, instructing them in how to use 2-way radios and seek help if violence occurred. Cars parked in the background. A man smokes a cigarette as he listens to the training session.
Volunteers prepare for the Civil Rights march in Washington DC known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Men erect tents on the National Mall grounds. A banner 'March on Washington' is pasted on the top of the tent. Posters and placards about the march prepared. Handheld signs say 'March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom'. Washington Monument and other buildings in the background. A man speaks on loudspeaker. Volunteers work and prepare for the march, making signs, making bag lunches, and distributing buttons that say "I march for freedom." Group of African American and white singers in a chorus sing "We shall overcome." Organizers distribute boxes of pin badges. Volunteers and participants are given the badges.
Americans gather in Washington DC for the Civil Rights march known as March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Night view of the city. Capitol Building dome seen in the background. Vehicular traffic on the road. Street lights on the street. African Americans and white Americans, including many children, gather together, holding hands, and singing "We shall overcome" on the evening before the rally. A preacher encourages a peaceful march with acts of love. They sing and cheer. Speaker leads them in chanting with call and response "Do you want to be free" and response "Yeah!" followed by chants of "Freedom."
Americans gather for the Civil Rights march in Washington DC known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Aerial views of the National Mall area from the Washington Monument toward the Lincoln Memorial, and opposite from the Lincoln Memorial toward the Washington Monument. Reflecting pool in the middle. Navy Munitions Buildings beside. A passenger railroad train on railway tracks arriving at a station in Washington DC. Locomotive comes to a stop at station. People come out of the train. They sing "We shall not be moved" and hold "Freedom" and "Freedom now" banners in their hands and cheer. They get into a bus. African American man speaks on a microphone and addresses march participants nearing arrival at the March. They pass out signs and banners. Several men smoke cigarettes and one smokes a pipe on the bus. People wear caps that say "Freedom Now" and "UAW". Washington DC city residents on sidewalks wave towards the people on the bus and they wave back.
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