Faces of ordinary Russian workers. Historic footage of Russian leader Vladimir Lenin giving a speech circa 1917.Cheering Russian revolutionaries waving rifles with fixed bayonets around time of Russian revolution by Bolsheviks. Another view of Lenin speaking, followed by view of cheering civilians. Men wave their hands and their caps. A nighttime rally in street. Illuminated monument. Leaders stand in moving vehicle as surrounding crowd cheers. Fixed bayonets reflected in partial light.
Jefferson Thomas, of the "Little Rock Nine," in a hallway, revisiting Central High School, in Little Rock Arkansas. He looks through a classroom window at a former teacher, Miss Dunn, speaking to a class from a lab table next to an anatomical model. View of Ernest Green sitting with other students in a lab filled with electronic equipment. Much later, as President of the NAACP chapter on campus of Michigan State University, he is seen handing out pamphlets to other students. Views of students congregating on the grounds of the university. One girl holds a poster reading "Give, NAACP Fund Drive." Professor David Gottlieb introduces Ernest Green who steps to a classroom podium to speak to Michigan State students in a lecture room. Green carrying books is seen entering and sitting down in the Michigan State library. In another scene, he enters sociological data into Hollerith punch cards for processing by computer. He walks in the university computer room where tape decks are seen spinning and computer operators are at work. One of the tapes mounted on a drive is labeled: "Ernest Green, Aspirations." Results from his work are seen coming out of a line printer. Green sits in a library and opens the 1960 yearbook of Central High School containing his and Carlotta Walls 'entries. View of Carlotta, in dorm at Denver University, Colorado, where she is a student. Gloria Ray is seen at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where she is a senior majoring in chemistry. Terrence Roberts is seen at the City College of Los Angeles, where he is studying Business Administration. Melba Pattillo, who left college to marry, is seen in two views.Scene shifts back to Central High and Jefferson Thomas, looking at the athletic trophies on display. He (who is narrating this film) states that he will take an exam in Spring to become a Certified Public Accountant. He walks down steps of Central High and camera pans over neighborhood to the State Capitol dome in distance.
Monte Carlo Rally in Monaco. Hundred cars start the grueling mountain run of the Monte Carlo Rally. The cars race over winding and snow covered roads. The German team wins the first 3 positions in the race. The organizer greets the winner.
Monaco acclaims the birth of a new born crown prince. A coast line of the city. Guards stand with royal signs. Royal guards places notices on a wall. They fire guns from a fort near the coast. Prince Rainier III stands in a balcony holding his 14 month old daughter Caroline in his arms and waves. He officially announces the birth of the crown prince Albert Alexander Louie Pierre. People standing below the balcony cheer. People cheer around a fire at night.
Formula One car Grand Prix motor racing in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Motor race starts. Auto racers drive F1 motor cars on automobile race course. Spectators watch the race. Race course turns into slippery one due to rain. Motor cars collide and skids. Rudolf Caracciola wins the race. Large crowd standing around him.
The 14th Monaco Grand Prix race in Monte Carlo. Top Formula One car racing drivers of Europe drive their race cars at great speed on the streets of Monte Carlo. French, British and Italian F1 drivers compete in the race. Britain's Stirling Moss wins the race in his Maserati.