President of the United Mine Workers of America(UMWA) John L. Lewis, addressing the Congress of Industrial Organizations about the accident in the Centralia coal mines, Illinois. Mr. Lewis presents to the congress the history of all major accidents that occurred in the U.S. He counts the men and material losses incurred to the mining community. He terms such disasters a national shame.
A border stone with Spanish lettering, showing limit of international boundaries of Mexico. The checkpoint at the US-Mexican border in Tijuana. Trucks loaded with sacks, cars and the passengers checked by the Custom Inspectors. License plates on the cars can be seen.
Military officials of the US, UK and Greek Army during the Greek Civil War. Greek General Markos Vafiadis, a Greek captain, Colonel Ford Trimble United States Army, British Lt. Col. C.B. Mackenzie observe a map. The officials observe the enemy guerilla positions with binoculars. At the Greece-Albania border soldiers stretched on ground ready for attack. Military officials atop a mountain. Soldiers take their position behind stone walls on a hill. Soldiers check their ammunition and grenades. Soldiers standing at a mortar position during late evening hours.
Greek National Army soldiers are gathered around a bonfire where they are roasting a lamb using an improvised spit. Closeup of the trussed up lamb being turned on a wooden spit over the coals of the fire. Closeup of a soldier smiling as they manipulate the spit.Closeup of another soldier preoccupied with the roasting. He eventually looks up and smiles for the camera. Next the soldiers are seen on a hillside encampment, where they are enjoying a meal. They share bread and some of the lamb. Closeup of soldiers sitting near a pup tent, as one drinks from his canteen. Leaning against the pup tent, is an M1928 Colt/Thompson submachine gun. Closeup of another soldier drinking from his canteen, and then chewing on a lamb bone. He drinks deeply again, from his canteen and continues chewing on the lamb bone. Closeup of two soldiers having a conversation, as they eat.
Graphics showing the differences between schools of black and white people in South Carolina in USA. An amendment of U.S. Constitution stating right of equality and liberty. Differences in teachers' salary. A segregated school for black children is shown. Girl student sweeps the school compound. Students of a segregated school.
Educational inequalities between children of white and African American communities. African American students and teachers standing outside a dilapidated house donated by the Mt. Arat Baptist Church. House is being refurbished as a school. Charts depict that the state government provides only the small salary to the teachers and nothing for facilities at the school for black students. Pupils of this school are seen gathering on the front porch of the school, which has limited basic infrastructure and inadequate facilities, including no toilets for the students. (As the students and teachers gather on the porch, the last man walking out behind them and crossing the porch is Thurgood Marshall, who was documenting these conditions on film during a trip together with Charles Hamilton Houston). Next scene shows a building close to this school that is not in use but has not been given to the black school. Views of nearby school for white students called Richberg School (or possibly Richburg School), 2 miles away, which enjoys good facilities. Buildings, water pump, and transportation buses of Richberg School are seen.
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