Atlanta, Georgia Street Scenes & Statement On Integration, ca 1944

Atlanta, Georgia Street Scenes & Statement On Integration, ca 1944 Si. Blacks & Whites, pedestrians along street under Cafeteria marquee, soldiers, othrs. side street w/ people jay walking. Two White women into Business University. Blacks & others past camera, some looking. 15:53:31 Large entrance to building, sign above Standard Building. 15:53:52 Sd. Integrated meeting listening to Black speaker standing behind table: “Negroes in the South comprise more than seventy per cent of the nation. We have to live w/ the race problem every day of our lives; but we believe that the time has come when a specific program can & should be launched for an improvement of the Negro’s position: improvement in fundamental things, entirely attainable, if both Negroes & Whites cooperate on an intelligent & unemotional plan of action.” Applause. 15:54:46 repeat w/ slight variation - probably slightly better. 15:55:26 repeat, shot from audience point of view. Some different phrasing, second version. Better than first version. 15:56:42 repeat from same position of second version. Not as good as 07:55:22. 15:58:05 repeat of second version, shot from closer. 15:59:15 Very close shot of second version. Racial Discrimination; Prejudice; Unity; Cooperation; segregation;