The working and assembling of various parts of Studebaker automobiles. Assembly and finishing of the automobile passenger cabin at plant in in South Bend, Indiana. Wooden structure of body of car covered by sheet metal paneling. Workers work on lathe machines to impart finishing to the automobile body so formed. Painter coats enamel three times on the body of car. Sets of lined up car bodies with seats. Windscreen, seats, hood and other accessories mounted on the body, seen in a progression using stop action filming. Body mounted on chassis. Finally the finished Studebaker cars are driven out of the factory.
Fitzgerald Hall, President of Southern States Industrial Council at his office at Nashville, Tennessee. He speaks to reporters as they take down notes. He speaks out against a report that he says is inadequate, exaggerated and misleading. He says that the south is not Nation's number one economic problem, but rather it is the Nation's economic hope. He is reacting to a 1938 "Report on the Economic Conditions of the South" by the National Economic Council (NEC), that had been echoed in statements by President Roosevelt.
Residential houses in Charleston, South Carolina. Women enter the house. A view of a street. A tall building on the street. Cars parked in the street. Pedestrians on side walk. A sign reads 'R G Rhett, 147'. A woman comes out of an alley through a gate. Gardens of a Southern mansion. A man sits on a chair. An old lane.
Railroad station in the United States. A view from a moving railroad train of railroad tracks and bridge as a train crosses over the railroad bridge. The train passing a freight train going in the other direction. A small railroad station at Good Hope. The train passes a road and trucks. Intersection of railroad tracks. Train passes various stations. A small depot. The train passes Jeffersonville Station (possibly Jeffersonville Indiana ?), South Salem Station, South Charleston Station.
President Franklin D Roosevelt addresses a large gathering in Gainesville, Georgia. He expresses concern regarding the poor economic condition of southern states during the Great Depression and advocates for higher wages and against a system like feudalism. He says the problems are caused by selfishness on the part of a few, leaving one third of the nation ill fed, ill clad, and ill housed. He says "Georgia and the lower south may just as well face facts." He says most wage earners get wages that are far too low, and that "there is little difference between the feudal system and the fascist system" and that he is opposed to both.A large number of people gathered outside a building as they listen to the President.
Audience enters the Town Hall in New York to hear a recital by Marian Anderson on December 30, 1935. Curtains are opened. Marian Anderson stands beside a pianist on the stage. Audience applauds. She sings while the pianist plays. Marian Anderson bows to the audience. Curtains are closed. Two assistants help Marian sit in a chair because she has been performing with a broken ankle. View of the streets in the District of South Philadelphia., Marian's native hometown. Marian's mother Mrs Anna Anderson at her home. Shots of members of the Union Baptist Church passing an offering plate to raise money to aid Marian Anderson. Marian Anderson talks with manager Sol Hurok in dressing room. Marian Sings during another concert. Crowd applauds as she finishes. View of the New York Times showing name of Marian Anderson in the roster list of great American artists. Montage shows Marian's concerts cards, awards received by Marian from city foundations, the Philadelphia Bach Award of 10,000 dollars in 1941. Marian performs outside at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, USA on Easter Sunday April 9, 1939. Thousands in attendance at the concert as she sings My Country Tis of Thee.
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