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Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: News from Nowhere

Date: 08 1970
Description: Cover of "News from Nowhere," an underground newspaper, featuring a mosaic image of an African American male face.
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Portrait of Rosa Parks

Date: 05 31 1960
Description: Portrait of Rosa Parks at Mrs. Anne Braden's home.
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Myles Horton and Rosa Parks

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Description: Myles Horton and Rosa Parks, among others.
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Dombrowski Leaves Jail

Date: 1948
Description: James Dombrowski (center), head of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare (SCHW), leaving the Birmingham jail with Doris Senk and the Rev. C. Herbert Ol...
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Face-off between Police and NAACP Members

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Description: The Milwaukee police approach a line of NAACP Youth Council members in an attempt to break up a demonstration.
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SNCC Workers Teach Self-Defense

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Description: SNCC workers teach a young Danville man how to protect himself from a policeman's club.
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Political Poster Featuring Martin Luther King Jr.

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: An individual holds up a sign which features the mug shot of Martin Luther King Jr. and a quote from him: "One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust...

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