Documentary tilted 'Rolling To The Rhine'. On the U.S. Army "Red Ball Express" operation for transportation of supplies and equipment during World War 2. Bronze Star medal is displayed. Montage shows a pilot, infantryman and a paratrooper. The bronze star is awarded to a truck driver in France for heroism. Railway station in Pennsylvania, boxing match in Oklahoma, and Chicago subway train. Red Ball railroad express underway. Trucks are gassed, driven through slush, and carry supplies to the war front. ' We Deliver' written on trucks. U.S. soldiers and convoy in France. An 8-tire trailer, several disabled trucks, and Military Policemen direct traffic in France.
Air and rail travel in Germany before World War II. View of snow-covered mountains and clouds. Flying above them is a German Lufthansa Junkers Ju 52 trimotor passenger airplane. It is named "Hans Wende" and displays registration "D-ADER" on its fuselage, and a swastika on its tail. Closeup of the forward part of the aircraft. View of passengers inside the cabin, enjoying the views out their windows. Body of water below. A passenger lights a cigar, and smokes. Another swings a typewriter down from the back of seat in front of her and prepares to type something. Views out plane's window behind left wing showing flaps slightly extended and as plane banks in right turn. Quick pan across copilot's position and back, showing corrugated metal on right wing. The city of Berlin is seen below. Passengers preparing to land. Aerial views of pre-war city of Berlin, from behind right wing, as aircraft descends to land. "Berlin" spelled out in large letters on ground at the airport, visible from the air. Aerial view of various buildings and landmarks, including the Berliner Dom (largest church in the city) seen below. The Lustgarten, two bridges leading to the Unter Den Linden boulevard below, with cars moving on it. The Zeughaus (Unter den Linden 2 10117 Berlin) and other buildings are seen along Unter Den Linden. As the aircraft passes over the Brandenburg Gate and forested park, below, the scene shifts to a zoom-in on the gate and transitions to a ground view of it with cars driving through the gate. Closeup of the “Quadriga” statue atop the gate, depicting the goddess of victory driving a chariot pulled by four horses. Camera moves through the gate and shows policemen, in white uniforms, directing traffic, including double-decker buses. Brief glimpse of the Victory Column (Siegessäule, Großer Stern 1, 10557 Berlin, Germany) on the Königsplatz across from the Reichstag. Pedestrians walking and trams passing along the street. Sightseeing bus carrying passengers along the road. View of the passengers inside the moving bus and the guide explaining the sights and landmarks of Berlin. They pass the Neue Wache war memorial. Scene shifts to a railroad train traveling in the city and rising up to an elevated track that passes through a building. View as the train approaches and passes through an elevated station. Brief view of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn (suspended railway). View of a German high-speed passenger train seen as it passes a bridge. Passengers relaxing inside the train. Some are eating and drinking. Several views of trains moving at high speed. Train signals in action along the railways.
Black Panther Party members sing and chant "No more brothers in jail" and "No more Pigs in our community" outside the Alameda County Court House building in Oakland California. Members join in chorus. Helmeted police officers come out of the courthouse and take up defensive positions backed against a granite arrives to maintain law and order. Singer chant "The revolution has come, time to pick up the guns." African American man speaks in his office for the rights of black Americans. Black panther party members march, saluting the 'black power' fist salute as they march. Black Panther members gather together with Peace and Freedom Party members (Peace & Freedom party) to talk about civil rights and government, and to demonstrate together for release of Black Panther leader Huey Newton. "Free Huey" signs seen. Black Panther members and hippies talking. Book titled 'Venceremos' by Che Guevara is shown leaning on window beside speaker.
Narrator speaks on 'why black Americans should fight for their rights' and presents a list of demands of the Black Panther Party in the United States. View of residential areas in Oakland, California. Vehicular traffic on streets. African American children playing in a park. Black Panther Party members standing in a line give the raised fist "black power" salute and carry banners reading 'Free Huey' as they demonstrate outside the Alameda County Court House. White police officers on motorcycles and on guard. Black Panther Party's posters.
News reporter reports on the murder of Black Panther Party's Chairman Fred Hampton in his apartment in Chicago, Illinois. Investigations done at the crime scene. Attorney James Montgomery in a press interview speaks regarding Hampton's death. Police officer explains the events that took place on the day of Hampton's murder. Illinois State Attorney General Edward V Hanrahan speaks on what occurred at the raid of Fred Hampton's apartment in Chicago. View of bullets holes at the crime scene. Press officials ask various questions.
Illinois State Attorney General Edward V Hanrahan speaks on what occurred at the raid of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton's apartment in Chicago. African American eyewitness and Hampton's wife give interviews. Fred Junior with his mother. Police officers carry dead body of Hampton on a stretcher
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