Black people waiting for bus
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African American men, women and children wait for buses and board buses in Roxbury. African American residents walk on a busy urban street.
1:00:00: Visual: A group of African Americans stand on a busy street corner in Roxbury. Elevated train tracks are visible. An MBTA bus passes by. Several people cross the street. Potholes are visible on the road. Several more African Americans wait for a bus underneath a shelter. An MBTA bus pulls up as two African American women are crossing the street. 1:01:15: V: An African American woman and an African American boy cross the street. The continue to walk on the sidewalk of a busy street. They pass by a group of African American men standing on the sidewalk. A group of African American boys walk down a side street. Two African American men and an African American woman stand on the sidewalk. They move slowly down the sidewalk and stand in a doorway. An African American woman waits for a cab. A cab pulls up. Three other people cross the street. African Americans walk down a busy street. A train is visible as it passes by on the elevated train tracks on Washington Street. An African American woman and child stand at a crosswalk. They turn around and walk down the street. A woman waves at the camera. 1:03:41: V: African American residents walk down a busy street in Roxbury. Some people cover their faces when they see the camera. A boy turns and smiles at the camera. Several African American children pass by. A large group of people wait on a streetcorner for a bus. The crowd is made up of African American adults and children. A bus pulls up. The crowd waits in front of the entrance to the bus. A small child is held by his mother as they wait to board the bus. 1:07:15: V: Another crowd of African Americans wait to board another bus. The crowd slowly boards the bus, which is bound for Ashmont Station. A man talks to the camera crew. The bus shuts its doors and pulls away. A few people sit on a bench under a shelter as they wait for the bus. Meg Vaillancourt (WGBH reporter) talks to a young African American man. An African American woman crosses the street and continues to walk. An African American woman and girl walk across the road. Several African Americans walk over to a bus. The people slowly board the bus. Shots of people's feet as they pass by on the pavement. Cars pass by on a busy street. A group of African American adults and children wait on a streetcorner for a bus. Three young children wait patiently. One of the children hods a shopping bag. Shots of several of the individuals waiting for the bus. An MBTA bus passes by on the street. Several people in the crowd carry duffel bags, shopping bags, briefcases and umbrellas. 1:17:56: V: The crowd slowly boards the bus, which is headed for Ashmont Station via Talbot Street. Shot of the electronic sign on the front of the bus, which reads "(Route) 22. Ashmont Station via Talbot Street. 1:18:31: V: An African American woman and boy walk down a busy street. A few people dodge traffic as they cross a busy street. An African American man passes by on a bicycle. An African American man walks down the street. He spits on the sidewalk. People continue to walk by on the sidewalks. An African American boy stands on the divider in the middle of the street. An African American man crosses the street to the divider. An African American woman gets into a taxi.
1:00:00: Visual: A group of African Americans stand on a busy street corner in Roxbury. Elevated train tracks are visible. An MBTA bus passes by. Several people cross the street. Potholes are visible on the road. Several more African Americans wait for a bus underneath a shelter. An MBTA bus pulls up as two African American women are crossing the street. 1:01:15: V: An African American woman and an African American boy cross the street. The continue to walk on the sidewalk of a busy street. They pass by a group of African American men standing on the sidewalk. A group of African American boys walk down a side street. Two African American men and an African American woman stand on the sidewalk. They move slowly down the sidewalk and stand in a doorway. An African American woman waits for a cab. A cab pulls up. Three other people cross the street. African Americans walk down a busy street. A train is visible as it passes by on the elevated train tracks on Washington Street. An African American woman and child stand at a crosswalk. They turn around and walk down the street. A woman waves at the camera. 1:03:41: V: African American residents walk down a busy street in Roxbury. Some people cover their faces when they see the camera. A boy turns and smiles at the camera. Several African American children pass by. A large group of people wait on a streetcorner for a bus. The crowd is made up of African American adults and children. A bus pulls up. The crowd waits in front of the entrance to the bus. A small child is held by his mother as they wait to board the bus. 1:07:15: V: Another crowd of African Americans wait to board another bus. The crowd slowly boards the bus, which is bound for Ashmont Station. A man talks to the camera crew. The bus shuts its doors and pulls away. A few people sit on a bench under a shelter as they wait for the bus. Meg Vaillancourt (WGBH reporter) talks to a young African American man. An African American woman crosses the street and continues to walk. An African American woman and girl walk across the road. Several African Americans walk over to a bus. The people slowly board the bus. Shots of people's feet as they pass by on the pavement. Cars pass by on a busy street. A group of African American adults and children wait on a streetcorner for a bus. Three young children wait patiently. One of the children hods a shopping bag. Shots of several of the individuals waiting for the bus. An MBTA bus passes by on the street. Several people in the crowd carry duffel bags, shopping bags, briefcases and umbrellas. 1:17:56: V: The crowd slowly boards the bus, which is headed for Ashmont Station via Talbot Street. Shot of the electronic sign on the front of the bus, which reads "(Route) 22. Ashmont Station via Talbot Street. 1:18:31: V: An African American woman and boy walk down a busy street. A few people dodge traffic as they cross a busy street. An African American man passes by on a bicycle. An African American man walks down the street. He spits on the sidewalk. People continue to walk by on the sidewalks. An African American boy stands on the divider in the middle of the street. An African American man crosses the street to the divider. An African American woman gets into a taxi.
