Shows registration of a treaty at the League of Nations 1st Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Protocol to the treaty is being signed by the representatives of Siam, Japan, Portugal, New Zealand and Uruguay. Sir James Eric Drummond, the Secretary General, at his desk in his office.
Shows assembly of the League of Nations holding a plenary meeting at the Salle de la Reformation or Calvinium (Rue du Rhône 65, 1204 Genève, Switzerland) in Geneva, Switzerland. President of Assembly Edvard Beneš opens the 7th Assembly of the League. New President of the 7th Assembly Mr. Ninchich addresses the assembly.
Surveys site of new Palace of Nations (8, Av. de la Paix 14, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland) headquarters of the League of Nations under construction in Geneva, Switzerland. Shows flags of member nations fluttering over unfinished roof with town in background.
Pierre Comert addresses crowd gathered around architectural model of the 'League of Nations headquarters' in Geneva, Switzerland. Secretary of League General Joesph Avenol speaks of new building as representative of the solidarity of the League through collaboration.
The Second Sino-Japanese War begins in China. Aerial shots of the Great Wall of China, near Beijing. Scenes of war between Japanese and Chinese troops in Beijing (Peiping), China. Gunners fire artillery on the field. Explosion and smoke from artillery shell explosion. Chinese civilians evacuate and leave Beijing. Japanese troops marching and hold Japanese flag. Japanese soldiers ride donkeys and horses. Chinese troops and cavalry on the streets and in fields. Chinese General reviews new troops. The General gives green signal to squadron of fighter planes at an airfield. A Chinese general (likely Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek) watch Chinese fighter planes take off. The fighter planes take off from the airfield.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Black and White Americans gather in large numbers at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC to promote Civil Rights. Singing of a medley of "We Shall Not be Moved" and a "Freedom Now" song by the New York Freedom Singers, a group of the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), including Bernice Johnson, Cordell Reagon, Rutha Harris, and Chales Neblett. Thousands of spectators, including African Americans and white Americans listen to the singers and clap along. Clip includes ambient sound from the crowd and broadcast speakers.
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