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Racial segregation and unrest of 1957 in Arkansas; Reporter interviews the Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus.
Reporter interviews the Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus about racial segregation of 1957 during his term. The Governor says that he is always ready to accept changes, but he conveys support for segregation by equating it to an "old building" or a "fine painting" and saying that it is "not good to tear down such a building or destroy such a painting simply because it is old." He continues saying, "These things are not good because they are old; many of them have grown old because they are good. And the experiences of many people have proved them to be good." Montage shows buildings, courthouse and justice statues, and public protests, with police arrests of African American marchers and demonstrators during the civil rights movement. Police beat some protestors. Jim Crow era signs segregating whites only versus colored waiting room facilities. Signs read "Colored Waiting Room" and "White Waiting Room." Local Arkansas officials and police beating back protestors with clubs and batons, and police seizing African American protestors and making arrests. US troops in jeeps and trucks arriving and deploying in Arkansas. Included are scenes with signs of Jim Crow segregation practices, with separate entrances for white versus colored patrons at an Intra-state bus depot.
Reporter interviews U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy, about civil rights
Reporter interviews U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy, who speaks about the steps the Federal government took in the field of Civil Rights after the racial segregation strife of 1957. He discusses actions under the administration of his brother, President John F. Kennedy.
AME church service in Little rock, Arkansas; recognition for Little Rock Nine; scenes after 1957 church bombing in Montgomery
A service at the AME Church in Little rock, Arkansas. Pastor addresses the African American congregation that includes several of the original "Little Rock Nine." They receive life membership in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) . Starting at 1:20 into clip, bombing damage done to the First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama is shown. The First Baptist Church was bombed in 1957. African American women leave the Little Rock AME church after the service.
"March on Washington." Americans gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. and sing "'We shall Overcome"
Scenes from the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom". Mix of mostly African Americans and white American gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Participants sing and chant songs as they march. Led by folk singer, Joan Baez, they unite and sing in chorus the civil rights anthem: "We Shall Overcome" Statue of Abraham Lincoln at the memorial.
Scenes and sounds from the Civil Rights "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom", in Washington DC.
Thousands of people gathering on the National Mall for the March On Washington For Jobs and Freedom. The Washington Monument. Convoy of buses. "Peter, Paul, and Mary", a musical group, sings "The Answer is Blowing in the Wind" and "If I had a Hammer" in an open space outside the White house in Washington DC. African Americans gather in large numbers and march with banners in hands. A Drum and Bugle Corps plays. Black and White Americans unite to promote Civil Rights.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Sights and sounds from the March, including Freedom Singers.
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.
