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Jesse Jackson arrives to meet Fox and quash tensions
1. Various of Mexico City international airport
2. Reverend Jesse Jackson and Ann Marie Tallman entering presser
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Reverend Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader:
"We accepted the invitation because we're concerned...
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Gwendolyn Brooks
The first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the hardship and struggles of ordinary people.
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Alice Walker
As the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Alice Walker helped to bring the Black experience to readers across the globe. A true trailblazer, her work continues to entertain and enlighten.
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The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
Miss Palomine visits the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC and points out the plaque honoring the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. She talks about the ideals that these two great men had in common and mentions Dr. King’s “I Have A...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
EB Details: The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Overview of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., by James Earl Ray.
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Did You Know? Martin Luther King, Jr.
Explore the life and accomplishments of American Baptist minister and social activist Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Dog sledding in Poland Springs, ME
Dogs on snowy ramp are harnessed to ropes for their first winter workout for a snow race; their handlers are Mrs. E. P. Ricker, Jr., and Leonard Seppala / the Huskies strain against harnesses, bark / VS high angle views of the dogsled...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Will Rogers, Jr. and Virginia Gibson examine sky marker atop Warner Bros. sound stages
VS Will Rogers, Jr. and Virginia Gibson walk along looking at huge letters 'Burbank' on slanted roof / pan of letters and the couple walking to worker painting the 'K' / Gibson takes brush, paints a couple of strokes, stands and shakes...
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Body of President Franklin Roosevelt arrives at White House for private funeral service
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt's coffin carried into the north entrance of White House followed by members of family / president's dog Fala led by Grace Tully; Louise Delano leads Irish setter belonging to FDR's daughter Anna Boettiger /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Men of the WWII 'Doolittle Raid' receive Distinguished Flying Cross medal in Washington, DC
VS Gen. Henry Arnold awards a military medal to a US airman during a medals ceremony at Bolling Field for airmen involved in the Doolittle Raid; Lt. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle and another officer stand nearby; Arnold shakes the recipient's...
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US General Dunford meets Chinese counterpart
The top US military officer says he's aiming to further develop a working relationship with his counterpart in China in order to lessen the risk of miscalculation on the Korean Peninsula as tensions rise between the US and North Korea.
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George Romney & AMC executives at 1959 auto show
Montage of AMC President George Romney and AMC executives standing at the entrance to the AMC Rambler display at the 1959 Chicago Auto Show---WS of Roy Abernethy, Ed Anderson, Roy D. Chapin, Jr., and George Romney talking to visitors of...
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1975 AMC Pacer press event - montage 2 of 2
This rough footage shows AMC executives debuting the new-for-1975 Pacer to the business and automotive press at the Canyon Hotel in Palm Springs, California. More speeches by executives: AMC President Bill Luneberg, Marketing...
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1975 AMC Pacer press event - montage 1 of 2
This rough footage shows AMC executives debuting the new-for-1975 Pacer to the business and automotive press at the Canyon Hotel in Palm Springs, California. The event begins with a speech by CEO Roy D. Chapin, Jr. in the hotel's large...
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Michael Brown's family sat at the front of the church as thousands of people who turned out for his funeral filed in, including several civil rights leaders and celebrities. (Aug. 25)
Among the thousands of people who have turned out for Michael Brown's funeral are several civil rights leaders and celebrities.
Brown was shot and killed Aug. 9 by a Ferguson police officer.
His funeral was Monday at Friendly Missionary...
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SENEGAL: US PRESIDENT CLINTON ARRIVES IN DAKAR
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American President, Bill Clinton arrived in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, on Tuesday evening, on the last leg of his six-nation tour.
Clinton will visit the Ile de Goree in Senegal -- a notorious symbol of the African slave...
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CAN816 RIOTS IN CHICAGO AFTER MARCHES
Scenes from Chicago showing black and white marchers protesting. A young Jesse Jackson (?) is seen marching. Some people have sustained injuries in the events. Rioting continued past night fall as cars were overturned and set on fire.
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Dignitaries assemble for funeral of Franklin Roosevelt at the White House
Uniformed man wearing a mourning band deplanes and greets US Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Jr., British Ambassador to the US Lord Halifax, and others / Sir Anthony Eden shakes hands with Halifax and British officer who may be...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Delegates arriving at first United Nations Security Council session
Eelco van Kleffens, Dutch delegate, and entourage with photographers at rear / L-R France's Henri Bonnet, USSR's Andrei Gromyko, China's Quo Tai-chi, another / United States Ambassador to the United Nations Edward Stettinius, Jr., and...
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Bruno Richard Hauptmann on trial for kidnapping/murder of the Lindbergh baby
CU Bruno Richard Hauptmann, accused of the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. / spectators at Hauptmann's trial at the Hunterdon County Courthouse in 1935 / members of the news media in the upper level of the courthouse,...
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Pilots become stuntmen after WWI ends
Jenny airplane flying in air / pilot flies as second man hangs from bottom of plane / hanging man's perspective / narrator quotes Richard H. Depew, Jr. stating: 'the greatest risk in flying is starving to death' / plane landing on ground...
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1902 Mercedes Simplex montage
WS front end of Mercedes Simplex; WS rear three-quarter passenger side view / WS HA overhead view looking down on top of car / CU info sign 1902 Mercedes Simplex montage at Cobo Hall on January 14, 2001 in Detroit, Michigan (Footage by...
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INTERVIEW - Daniel “Danny†Simmons, Jr. at Russell Simmons Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation to Celebrate 20th Anniversary at Annual Art For Life Benefit
INTERVIEW - Daniel “Danny†Simmons, Jr. on how Art for Life began, on what is next for him, says he wants to make Rush a national organization at Russell Simmons Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation to Celebrate 20th Anniversary at...
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US and China agree on improved communication
Top military officers from the United States and China on Tuesday agreed to work toward improving communication between the two countries, especially on sensitive issues such as North Korea.
The agreement was signed by US...