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Civilians line up to get food in Washington DC, United States during the Washington Riots.

Aftermath of the Washington Riots in Washington DC, United States, in the wake of assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. An African American woman talks to a soldier. African Americans lined up outside a store to get food. A sanitation front hoe loader picks up debris on a street and loads it onto a truck. A sign reads 'Sanitation Division 282'.

Date: 1968, April 6
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078121
U.S. soldiers patrol streets in Washington DC during the Washington Riots.

Aftermath of the Washington Riots in Washington DC, United States, following assassination death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. A picture of Martin Luther King. Two African Americans cross a road. Soldiers patrol streets. Civilians walk past the soldiers. The soldiers direct the civilians. An African American woman talks to a soldier. Soldiers in a jeep.

Date: 1968, April 6
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078126
National commission of Fine Arts members study sites for the Equestrian statues at Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington DC.

At time of sesquicentennial celebrations of the city of Washington DC: City development planning underway by the Planning Commission in Washington DC. Animated map of Washington DC by the National Geographic Society. Statue in a park. National Commission of Fine Arts members study sites for the Equestrian statues at Arlington Memorial Bridge. The commission members are seen walking across the Arlington Memorial Bridge from the Virginia side to the Washington DC side. View of the Lincoln Memorial and 1940s era cars in traffic circle and on Arlington Memorial Bridge. Commission members examine mock-ups of equestrian statues atop pylons at the Washington DC entrance to the bridge. (In 1951, the Arts of War Sculptures, named Sacrifice and Valor, by Leo Friedlander, were erected in those positions). National Capital Park and Planning Commission personnel are seen working at drafting tables in their offices in the Department of the Interior building. The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission members meets in the Lord Calvert Mansion in Riverdale for future planning. Exterior view of the Lord Calvert Mansion. Inside, the commission meets and a man points to and explains a chart on traffic control. The chart, dated September 1947, shows traffic flow into Washington DC during the "peak hour" of traffic, during which 58,000 automobiles pass through the area being studied. Elevated, aerial view from the U.S. Capitol Dome looking out across the city of Washington DC and on to the Potomac River and Virginia on the other side of the river.

Date: 1949
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073229
Smashed up mannequins on streets in Washington DC, United States during the Washington Riots.

Scenes from Washington DC riots following death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. American civilians carrying their shop belongings as they move out of a store. A sign on the store reads 'Thompson optical'. African American U.S. Army soldier assists by carrying boxes and following the civilians down a street. Smashed up mannequins lying on a street.

Date: 1968, April 6
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078120
Soldiers speak over radio near a jeep in Washington DC, United States during the Washington Riots.

Soldiers present after riots in Washington DC, United States following death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.. A firefighting van on a street. A fire fighter climbs up a ladder to the top of a building. He climbs down. Soldiers near a jeep as one of them speaks over a radio. A jeep parked outside a police station. Civil and military police talk over phone.

Date: 1968, April 6
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078122
Soldiers patrol a street as fire fighters try to put off a fire in Washington DC during the Washington Riots.

Washington DC Riots following death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. United States soldiers patrol streets. Stores on fire. A firefighter plays hose to put off the fire. An old man in a wheel chair being pushed down a road. A gas inspector uses a meter to inspect the street.

Date: 1968, April 6
Duration: 1 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078123