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In the first half Joan Baez is interviewed on some unclear political struggle; the second is on the black power movement. Interviewee woman thinks the mentality of the DAR is problematic to unifying peace because the group is nationalist. Footage of aftermath of Chicago Riots in 1968 following MLK’s Assassination. Lone US army soldier holding rifle on street. Group of young black men, who applaud, yell, and shake their fists. US army soldier holding rifle with his back to a wall and shifting from side to side. It appears that the crowd is talking to him. Cut to young black men walking with their hands on their heads, surrounded by white US soldiers who carry rifles. CU their hands cuffed to one long chain. At night, cars drive through street past a fire truck. Firefighters stand outside a building. Shot of firefighters surrounding truck. Washed-out shot of destroyed interior of a shop. Cops march a young black man into a police car. Black Panther Bobby Rush giving speech on violence “it is as American as cherry pie”. Applause. Says blacks aiding white people in the genocide of black people in America will also be considered enemies.