Americans gather in Washington DC for the Civil Rights march known as March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Night view of the city. Capitol Building dome seen in the background. Vehicular traffic on the road. Street lights on the street. African Americans and white Americans, including many children, gather together, holding hands, and singing "We shall overcome" on the evening before the rally. A preacher encourages a peaceful march with acts of love. They sing and cheer. Speaker leads them in chanting with call and response "Do you want to be free" and response "Yeah!" followed by chants of "Freedom."
Americans gather for the Civil Rights march in Washington DC known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Aerial views of the National Mall area from the Washington Monument toward the Lincoln Memorial, and opposite from the Lincoln Memorial toward the Washington Monument. Reflecting pool in the middle. Navy Munitions Buildings beside. A passenger railroad train on railway tracks arriving at a station in Washington DC. Locomotive comes to a stop at station. People come out of the train. They sing "We shall not be moved" and hold "Freedom" and "Freedom now" banners in their hands and cheer. They get into a bus. African American man speaks on a microphone and addresses march participants nearing arrival at the March. They pass out signs and banners. Several men smoke cigarettes and one smokes a pipe on the bus. People wear caps that say "Freedom Now" and "UAW". Washington DC city residents on sidewalks wave towards the people on the bus and they wave back.
A large number of Americans gather to participate in the Civil Rights march in Washington DC known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. People gather at the grounds of the Washington Monument. Singer Joan Baez sings "We Shall Overcome" with a guitar in front of the crowd. People sit with boards and placards. Vehicles parked in the background. Flags in the background and the Washington Monument base visible. Vehicles move on the street including many buses arriving. Singer Odetta (Odetta Holmes) plays a guitar and sings "I'm On My Way". Crowd includes young and old, and African American and white citizens. Crowd cheers and applauds.
People gather at baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York. Announcer notes Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller and Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman Jackie Robinson have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Scenes from the careers of both players. Bob Feller greeting kids on field, holding a child. Bob Feller pitching at Polo Grounds in New York, date unknown. Jackie Robinson seen removing baseball bat from rack. Announcer notes he is the first African American man admitted to the Hall of Fame. Robinson seen hitting ball to outfield wall and sliding into second base for a double. Robinson successfully steals home against New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford in the opening game of the 1955 World Series -- although catcher Yogi Berra disagrees vehemently with the umpire's call.
View of the White House. President Lyndon Johnson accompanied by FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover, who speaks into microphone, thanking the President for the action he had taken, on Hoover's behalf. (Johnson waived the mandatory retirement age of 70, to allow Hoover to continue as Director of the FBI.) Visitor looking at displays in the FBI headquarters, in Washington, DC, including the "Ten Most Wanted." Hoover testifying before the Senate Committee investigating Crime, chaired by Senator Estes Kefauver. View of J Edgar Hoover entering an office room and giving a speech in an FBI office late in his career.
Cadets in uniform march in formation at the Naval Aviation Academy in Pensacola, Florida. They march in front of the buildings of the Naval Aviation Academy. They learn discipline, team work and spirit of service in the Academy. Cadets on the ship at sea trained about the working of the ship. They learn signaling and about guns use. They learn to operate the ship . Cadets in cockpit of a plane. The plane taxis in water. They learn various hand signals like bringing up left wing and turn left. Plane in flight. Other planes take off.
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