L'arrivo dei 20.000 "rurali" italiani in Africa.

Luce Newspaper B1406 of 09/11/1938 Sequence description: an airplane flies over Tripoli; aerial shots of the city and surrounding landscape; view of the port; images of some Fascist-style buildings along the coast; view of the port with a large ship; images of the arrival of several ships in the port of Tripoli; the "rurals" wave aboard the ship Calabria; the beginning of the disembarkation of the settlers from the ship; phases of the disembarkation of peasant families with children and elderly people; view of people waving from the deck of a ship; images of the disembarkation; a lifeboat, crowded with people waving Italian flags, leaves the ship; a group of settlers on the dock waving small Italian flags; images of the parade of groups of settlers along the road to the dock in Tripoli; a legionary band plays; Images of women in folk costumes, of the Balilla, of the Blackshirts, of the avant-gardists, of the elderly walking along a street in Tripoli; the disembarked settlers walk singing and waving tricolour flags; the people on the sides of the road applaud as the settlers pass; the settlers arrive, little by little, in the square in front of the castle; images of the crowd waving flags; Balbo with other fascist authorities descends the stairs; images of the tricolour flags waving; Balbo with other authorities are standing waiting between two podiums; the bishop stands in front of the kneeling settlers; images of the kneeling settlers; the people stand up again; images of the crowd in the square; view of the bronze equestrian monument depicting Mussolini on horseback; Balbo performs the fascist salute at the foot of the monument; the settlers wave flags while others hold up their trumpets; images of the crowd around the equestrian monument; Images of the monument to Mussolini; a group of young black men watching; an inscription with the sculptor's dedication to Mussolini, at the base of the monument; images of the crowd surrounding the monument; Balbo and other officials walking through the crowd, greeting and speaking with the Blackshirts they encounter; Balbo's face as he speaks; image of a dance between couples of settlers in a square; images of the dances; Archivio Storico Luce http://www.archivioluce.com Istituto Luce Cinecittà: all the most beautiful images and stills of the way we were, relived through the films, documentaries, and videos that have shaped the history of our country. Follow us also on: Facebook -   / lucecinecitta   Twitter -   / lucecinecitta   Official Website - http://www.cinecittaluce.it Online Shop - http://www.cinecittashop.it Archivio Storico - http://archivioluce.com