Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
BW images over RFK voiceover. Images of urban African American poverty. RFK campaigning in African American neighborhood. African-Americans surround his car as he shakes hands. "That fact is that some of our fellow citizens have turned against our society and turned against our government. People perhaps that you do not see, people perhaps that you do not come in contact with. Only 40 percent of the men who live in the ghetto have jobs that pay more than $60 a week. How can you support a family, how can you bring up children in dignity? If they feel that their children can t get a decent education, do they want to accept that."
Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
Cut to RFK speaking, "17,000 people are bitten by rats every year. What would you do?"
Speeches of Robert F. Kennedy
Universal Newsreel on riots in Detroit. Aerial shots burning neighborhoods in Detroit. MS firefighter stopping fire engine and getting aboard. MS buildings on fire in Detroit. MS National Guard patrolling to enforce order. CU broken glass from a looted store.