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Accomplishments of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, and later challenges of the Civil Rights movement in America
Turn of the Century immigrants to the United States pose aboard ship. Some wear fez hats. View of clothing industry workers at sewing machines. Picture of Sidney Hillman and his wife, circa 1910. Older garment worker cutting cloth. Clothing workers punching a time clock. Men operating sewing machines. A cutter marking cloth from a pattern. A man sewing button holes on clothing. Old pictures of earlier garment workers. More modern view of unionized clothing workers at sewing machines. A cutter using a machine to cut multiple layers of fabric. Supervisors discussing a sample of sewn product. numerous views of men and women sewing garments. Flashback to earlier times of workers marching to demand a union contract. Union member distributing literature at a factory gate. Small group of union picketers on sidewalk. Union leader speaking to group of women workers in Southern town. Union organizer with bloodied head, smoking cigarette. Striking Workers (mostly women) standing in group outside employment office of Tuf-Nut Garment Manufacturing Company in Little Rock,Arkansas. The striking women being arrested by policemen. Change of scene to closeup of Alabama State policeman smoking cigar. Civil rights marchers during demonstration in Birmingham Alabama on May 7, 1963 during the "Birmingham Campaign" or "Birmingham Movement". Fire fighters in fire engine pumper truck stops near police on street in town and sets up fire hoses to spray high powered water directly at African American civil rights marchers. Civil Rights marchers soaked by high powered water hoses. One protestor or demonstrator tries to run away from the fire hose and is grabbed by two white police men. A protestor takes cover behind a telephone poll as a firehose is directed toward him. A black man converses with two women on a snowy street. Civil Rights marchers of the African American Southern Christian Leadership Conference carrying signs during a demonstration. People fill the area around the reflecting pool by the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. A man and his daughter share time together on a snowy day. Children sledding in the snow. People ice skating on lake in Central Park, New York City. Closing views of early immigrants to the U.S.A.
Montage of scenes regarding worker's rights, early labor disputes in the U.S., and the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Clip opens with footage of factory workers in an American factory in the early 1900s operating machinery or assembly operations. Next scene shows American workers demonstrating for better working conditions during a time of labor strife circa decade of 1910. American workers hold a sign that says, "8 hours rest and 8 hours sleep." Next scene shows a family bundled in warm clothing on a cold day, riding on a sled in a winter outdoor area. Their faces look desperate and they appear to be cold. Next brief scene of only a few seconds shows two different bearded Jewish men being helped down or possible pushed down from a stand or stage (the context is not clear). Next scene briefly shows a couple kissing. Next scene shows scenes from the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in August 1963. Camera shows crowd assembled on Washington Monument grounds, and also shows marchers with signs such as "We march for higher wages" as they are seen marching in the street. Close-up views of faces of various protestors and attendees, both white and African American, and young and old, as they listen to speeches delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the event.
Demonstrators march holding signs and placards at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington DC
Americans gather to participate in the Civil Rights march in Washington DC known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. They gather at the Washington Monument grounds. Crowd at demonstration cheers. Actor and activist Ossie Davis speaks on the podium. He tells them it is time to begin the march to the Lincoln Memorial and they start the march. They hold boards and placards in hands. Trees and flags in the background. People sing "We shall not be moved" and then sing and chant "Freedom" song. A woman holds her "Freedom" sign in the air and chants "(freedom) now, (freedom) now, now." Some walk beside the Reflecting Pool. Others walk up Constitution Avenue. Sign for the Brooklyn College NAACP chapter is seen and their marchers go by. Brief view of prominent Civil Rights leaders marching together, including A. Philip Randolph and Roy Wilkins. A child sits on the shoulders of a man and applauds. A loudspeaker on a wooden scaffold structure at the Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States). African American and white marchers arriving at the Lincoln Memorial and assembling for the speeches there. View toward the Lincoln Memorial from the crowd, and from the Lincoln Memorial looking out at the assembling crowd.
The Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC, United States.
Monuments in Washington DC, United States. Several ducks swimming in the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) with the Washington Monument behind, and Capitol visible in distance. A street lighted in the night. View of the Potomac River, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol, in single view, early morning. A street in downtown Washington DC. Cars moving on a road and buildings on either side of the road. The U.S. Capitol building (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States) seen in the background. The Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) in view. Equestrian statue at George Washington, at Washington Circle in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Capitol viewed at dawn, along an empty Pennsylvania Avenue. The Washington Monument, seen from space between buildings. Equestrian statue of Civil War hero, Major General John A. Logan (Washington, DC 20005, United States), at Logan Circle, Rhode Island Avenue and 13th St. NW. The U.S. Capitol dome. View from Memorial Bridge, of Lincoln Memorial and Washington monument (in distance).
American flags flying at half-mast at base of Washington Monument and Iwo Jima Statue.
American flags flying at half-mast at base of Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, USA). United States flags flying at half-mast from the US Marine Corps War Memorial and various government buildings.
Organizers prepare for the Civil Rights "March on Washington" in Washington DC.
Volunteers prepare for the Civil Rights march in Washington DC known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Men erect tents on the National Mall grounds. A banner 'March on Washington' is pasted on the top of the tent. Posters and placards about the march prepared. Handheld signs say 'March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom'. Washington Monument and other buildings in the background. A man speaks on loudspeaker. Volunteers work and prepare for the march, making signs, making bag lunches, and distributing buttons that say "I march for freedom." Group of African American and white singers in a chorus sing "We shall overcome." Organizers distribute boxes of pin badges. Volunteers and participants are given the badges.
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