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1950 - USA, Daily Life: Educational Film, Our Basic Civil Rights

Reel Number: 221691-06

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1950,1950s

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 17:10:00

TC Ends: 17:22:48

Duration: 00:12:48

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1950 - USA, Daily Life, Civil Rights & Legal System Titles. 17:10:14 Man on sidewalk passing out literature in front of stores, told to leave by store owner, shop keeper. Gets policeman to move him along. GOOD. 17:10:56 (SOF) Staged courtroom scene w/ judge speaking to man & his lawyer; he dismisses the case. Court is adjourned. High school students brought in & introduced to judge; they want to talk about civil rights. Judge asks what civil rights include, students explain & read from Bill of Rights. Judge explains basis he uses: Civil Rights defend individuals from each other, hostile majority & sometimes the government. 17:14:08 Judge shows students drawings & explains them in terms of the Bill of Rights. 17:15:32 More explanation, relating to Mr. Nixon appearing before the court & his passing out political literature. 17:15:40 Defendant & lawyer before judge. 17:16:00 Judge explains more; how trial might be run in country without civil rights. 17:16:52 Judge speaking to students says your life can then be taken away on a whim without Civil Rights. Civil Rights are interrelated. Again trial set up w/ witness, jury. Woman given oath; sworn in. 17:17:11 Film noir looking court & cop brings man in who’s lectured by judge against him. Jury, swearing in witness & lawyer. 17:18:08 Judge saying that Civil Rights must apply to all & be allowed to grow. 17:18:45 Jury listening, others moving around courtroom; witness, lawyer & defendant. 17:19:14 Judge & students talking, arguing. 17:21:07 Man reading newspaper; another speaking on stage; man passing out leaflets; well to do residential street; poor inner city street with people standing about. 17:21:35 Judge & students; courtroom scene; more discussion w/ illustrated charts. 17:22:42 The End. Stereotypes; High School Students; Research; Sociology; Political Science; Democracy; Myth; Freedoms Educational Films; 1950s; NOTE: Any continuous minute sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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