Reenactment shows American folk blues musician Huddie William Ledbetter (Lead Belly) singing in a prison in United States. Lead Belly and other two African American men wearing striped prison uniform in a cell. Lead Belly sings and plays a guitar. Muisicologist John Lomax appreciates folk song sung by Lead Belly and says that he has recorded the songs on recorder. lead Belly refers to sending the recording to Governor Allen (Oscar K. Allen) of Louisiana, in hopes of influencing him to commute his sentence.
Reenactment shows American folk blues musician Lead Belly in a prison cell in the United States. Lead Belly (Huddie William Ledbetter) wearing striped uniform in a cell. Other African American prisoners seated. Lead Belly plays his guitar and sings verses from his song,"Good Night Irene." John Lomax praises Lead Belly and his song and says that he has recorded it on a machine. Lead Belly says he hopes they can send it to Louisiana Governor Allen.
U.S. infantrymen and tanks break out an assault on enemy in Marigny, France during World War II. A soldier of U.S. 4th Division, 8th Infantry, 3rd Battalion searches belongings of German prisoners in an open field. Soldiers with rifles advance. German prisoners with their hands behind head are marched. The soldiers and an M-4 Sherman tank advances along a grassy field.
The Battle of Corregidor Island in the Philippines during World War II. Animated map of Corregidor Island, Luzon Island. Japanese bombers bomb Corregidor. Smoke billows up from explosions. Japanese troops advance in Corregidor. U.S. Army General Jonathan Wainwright and U.S. officers confer with Japanese captors in Corregidor. View of the Manila Bay. American prisoners following their surrender. Entrance to a tunnel at Corregidor. American prisoners are marched on the island. Interiors show officers in the Malinta Tunnel. Japanese officers arrive in cars in Manila. People wave Japanese flags.
U.S. troops enter Saint Lo, Normandy during World War II. U.S. soldiers march down road and enter city of Saint Lo. German soldier arrive holding white flags and raising their hands to surrender themselves. Jeep loaded with prisoners pass along road. German prisoners walk past dead German soldiers.
Attack on Japanese junk underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Japanese cargo junk being fired upon from the submarine. Smoke arises from the burning junk. U.S. Japanese survivors being pulled on board the submarine. Japanese prisoners come aboard stripped. Japanese prisoners with sacks of clothing.
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