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Demonstrators gather during the 1971 May Day Anti-Vietnam War protests.

Anti-war demonstrators gather during the 1971 May Day protests in Washington D.C.. Aerial view of Hains Point and protesters camping out in West Potomac Park in April, 1971. A man nails a May Day Protest poster on a tree, probably along Constitution Avenue. The May Day poster reads, "If our people fight one tribe at a time, all will be killed...Come to Washington, D.C. May 1-7." “The country should respond from coast-to-coast, with demonstrations and universities and communities across this country!” says Rennie Davis, an anti-war activist and one of the “Chicago Seven” defendants charged for anti-Vietnam War protests. Still image views of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin from the Milwaukee River and the domes of the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, and streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Cars driving on roads near Washington D.C. Women walking across lawn near federal building in Washington, D.C. A tactical manual for “May Day”, with an image of Sitting Bull, the Hunkpapa Lakota leader who resisted against United States government policies, on its cover. A page title of the “May Day Tactical Manual” is written “The Mayday Scenario Saturday, April 24: Algonquin Peace City Opens”. Map of Washington DC showing the main targets of the May Day protests- the Selective Service System agency, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice Department and the Health, Education & Welfare Department. Sign reading, “National Headquarters Selective Service System”. Demonstrators from the People’s Coalition for Peace and Justice and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference attempt to break into the Selective Service System headquarters (1724 F Street NW in Washington, DC). Guards prevent protesters from entering the Selective Service System headquarters. Protesters hold burning money and burn draft cards in protest outside the Selective Service System headquarters. Protesters chant "no more war" and raise their hands with clenched fists and peace signs, toss the American flag around, and sing a parody version of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” A security guard snatches the American flag and brings it into the building. Burned draft cards posted on the main entrance of the Selective Service System headquarters. Again the next morning, demonstrators block doors to the Selective Service system headquarters, causing policemen to drag them out of the way by force. Trash from protestors on street. African American civil rights activist Hosea Williams yelling at police, saying, you are "locking up people without telling them anything, and that is wrong! It is wrong!” Protesters outside the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. A May Day collective protester surrounded by policemen. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare sign. Protesters rip down a wall inside the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Policeman leads away an arrested man from the protest at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Policemen escort an arrested African American protester Hosea Williams, raising a clenched fist (black power), as he yells to onlookers, "I got it done, I got it done!". Protestors at the Department of Justice yell "free all political prisoners" and hold various signs saying “1984”, “We are all P.O.W” and chanting outside the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation building in Washington DC. Protestors clap and sing "Amen, amen, amen."

Date: 1971, May
Duration: 4 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078911
Trees and fountains in front of the White House Building in Washington DC.

Monuments in Washington DC. The White House Building with trees in the foreground. Fountains and the Washington Monument. Tree with large branches. American flag flutters atop the White House Building.

Date: 1968
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043626
Buildings burn and soldiers of the U.S. 3rd Infantry patrol on streets during riots in Washington DC after death of Martin Luther King Jr.

Washington Riots break out in Washington DC. Damaged mannequin outside a shop. Fire Fighters extinguish fire from a burning building. Board on the building reads 'The Stan's'. Fire blazes from the building windows. Man walks out of the building carrying clothes in his hand. Soldiers of the U.S. 3rd Infantry patrol on streets as they walk past a store wreckage. Soldier speaks over a phone.

Date: 1968, April 6
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044228
Damaged shops in the streets during riots in Washington D.C., United States.

Washington Riots break out in Washington DC following death of Martin Luther King Jr. Civilians walk out of an optical shop. Men and women holding pile of goods in hands. Broken mannequins outside a damaged shop.

Date: 1968, April 6
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044230
U.S. 3rd Infantry soldiers and civilians on street during riots in Washington D.C., United States.

Aftermath of Washington Riots in Washington DC, following death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King. United States 3rd Infantry soldier speaks to an African American woman. Civilians stand in queue outside a groceries store. Sanitation front loader lifts debris from the streets. 'Sanitation Division' written on the truck.

Date: 1968, April 6
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044231
Fire fighters extinguish fire as U.S. 3rd Infantry soldiers keep a vigil during riots in Washington D.C., United States, after death of Martin Luther King Jr

Aftermath of Washington Riots in Washington DC. Fire brigade truck parked in front of a burning vehicle. Fire fighter climbs a ladder and tries to extinguish fire. U.S. 3rd Infantry soldiers in an army jeep. Woman walks in front of a police station. U.S. soldier speaks over a phone.

Date: 1968, April 6
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044232