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Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This color propaganda film made National Education Program (NEP) as a warning to citizens of the USA about the subversive groups within the country looking to destroy the American system and its people. It dates to 1968, one of the most chaotic years in 20th Century American history. Opening credits: a disclaimer, REVOLUTION UNDERWAY (:01-:46). July 1967, Newark, NJ riots. National Guardsmen and police battle snipers. A wounded man is placed on a gurney. A displaced shop owner is interviewed by an ABC newsman. Governor Hughes interviewed. Detroit, MI during the riot of 1967. Burned out buildings. Narrator: Black Power Agents were sent to the city to cause the riot (:47-4:24). In 1967, 126 cities were hit by racial violence, 75 of these were major riots. Senator James Eastman talks about how a revolution is progressing in the Black Community. H. Rap Brown, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) speaks about getting guns. Stokely Carmichael, a revolutionary of Black Power speaks. Leaflet reads: “The Communist Position on the Negro Question“ (4:25-6:42). Black Americans on the march. A map shows a world Communist force pointed at the USA. International Communism. National Mall in Washington, D.C. An overturned car, a blazing fire, burned out buildings. March 16, 1968, National Guardian publication - Chicano Power, D.C. Blacks Unite (6:43-9:55). The Communist Worker publication - January 7, 1968 - James Foreman, Black Leader quoted. Stokely Carmichael in Cuba. Cubans cheer him on (9:56-12:25). Photo of Che Guevara. Granma is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party. Granma article where Stokely Carmichael eulogizes Che Guevara. In Paris, Stokely Carmichael spoke. H. Rap Brown speaks (12:26-14:59). Malcolm X lies in state. A photo of Elijah Muhammad, a religious leader who led the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975. He was a mentor to Malcolm X. Muhammad Ali speaks. A march on Washington, D.C. An Anti-Vietnam War rally. Students and Society report booklet. A quote from a white revolutionary (15:00-17:43). Students protest. A sit in at a college campus. Carmichael talks to an associate. Newspaper article: “Red Influence Seen in Unrest.“ President Lyndon B. Johnson and cabinet members. Stokely Carmichael. Christian News paper. A statement from Rev. Dr. J. H. Jackson (17:44-20:19). A report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty audio on 'Meet the Press.' A college sit in, stills of protests. A flag for the Revolutionary Action Movement. Robert F. Williams wanted poster, he's called a Prime Minister in exile and founded RAM - Revolutionary Action Movement. In a news leaflet, 'The Crusader,' Williams gives his thoughts. People loot a store during a riot (20:20-23:50). H. Rap Brown speaks about how a plot can be put into motion by poisoning white people. Poison headlines in newspapers. A secret manual gives instructions on how to have a Black Army of Liberation (23:51-25:51). November 1967 Esquire article: “The American Negro is Dead.“ H. Rap Brown talks about the Viet Cong. Esquire article “The Second Civil War“ - picture of Imari born Richard Henry, a black nationalist and a quote from him (25:52-27:49). Malcolm X Society asks for five southern states to be black only. An book called: The Negroes in a Soviet America. Stokely Carmichael speaks about the end of capitalism. H. Rap Brown talks about grabbing guns from stores. Louis Lomax, a Black journalist gives his thoughts. Cuba is providing guns to revolutionists. Stokely Carmichael in Hanoi (27:50-31:53). The United Front. Burning buildings. J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI gives his thoughts. Burning buildings during a riot, firemen at the ready. Everyday Americans. Cars drive. The U.S. Capitol. Aerial shot of the White House. People against the wall being searched by policemen. H. Rap Brown, Stokely Carmichael. USA flags fly. Americans going about daily life. The Statue of Liberty (31:54-35:33). End credits (35:34-35:42). The National Education Program (NEP) was founded by Harding College (now Harding University) president George S. Benson to disseminate his ideas on Americanism. These included three principles: belief in God, the U.S. Constitution, and the free-enterprise system. The NEP wedded fundamentalist Christian religion with free-enterprise economic thought, which became foundational to the conservative movement that gained prominence with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
