United States Air Force ( USAF ) support for the evacuation of Cambodian refugees from Boung Long, Cambodia to Pleiku AB in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. At Boung Long, Cambodia: Cambodian refugees wait to board an aircraft. They board a C-7A. A pilot at the controls and the control panel. At Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam: The C-7A taxis in. The engine of the aircraft stops. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops and refugees unload the aircraft. The refugees leave the aircraft.
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses a joint session of the Congress to urge the passage of new Voting Rights Act legislation in the United States. He references the Emancipation Proclamation. In his speech, a week after racial violence in Selma, Alabama, President Johnson says that this is the time for civil rights, racial equality, and justice and 'It is right in eyes of men and God'. He says that the real hero of struggle is the American African American and equality depends upon moral rights and we should respect the law and its orders. Members of the Congress applaud. He adds in his address that he wants to be the President to educate young children, to help to feed the hungry, to help poor to find their own way and to promote laws. The joint session of the Congress stands and applauds after President Johnson's speech.
News about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. is announced to the audience at Carnegie Hall (881 Seventh Avenue (at 57th Street) New York City United States) in New York. Scene from the stage during a gala event with Duke Ellington performing excerpts from his second "Sacred Concert" together with the Tougaloo College Concert Choir. Concert sponsor Robert Moses gives the news of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- African American clergyman, activist and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement -- in Tennessee. Gasps of shock and awe are heard from the people gathered in the hall hearing the news.
Volunteers in Washington DC provide supplies to needy after the destruction of homes and businesses from race riots in the United States, after the death of Martin Luther King Jr. People stand outside the building of Church that is serving as an emergency center and providing supplies. Men carry supplies and load them into cars for those whose buildings were looted and burned. The volunteers carry food supply and clothes to work with the help of government agencies and private organizations. People look at clothes being distributed by volunteers in a church sanctuary that has been transformed into an aid center.
The procession to Morehouse College (830 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30314, United States) for the public funeral of Martin Luther King following his assassination. Mourners enter the gates of Morehouse College and stand in line to enter the public memorial service. Views of mourners exiting funeral service and wiping away tears.
A crowd of both black and white mourners is seen at Morehouse College (830 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30314, United States) for the memorial service and funeral in honor of Martin Luther King following his assassination. African American men and women on city streets reacting with sadness. A white speaker is seen addressing a crowd of mourners.
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