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Daisy Bates at Broken Window

Date: 05 29 1958
Description: Daisy Bates, an American civil rights activist, publisher and writer who played a leading role in the Little Rock integration crisis of 1957, looking throu...
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Arthur M. Joys, Robert Joys, and Darrell MacIntyre

Date: 02 01 1944
Description: Arthur M. Joys, his brother Robert (left), and attorney Darrell MacIntyre (right), at the end of Arthur's trial that resulted in a not-guilty verdict by re...
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Arthur M. Joys Trial

Date: 01 18 1944
Description: Jury members and lawyers from the trail of Arthur M. Joys. Seated at the defense table are (left to right): defense attorney Darrell MacIntyre, defendant ...
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Capture of Joshua Glover

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Description: Drawing showing escaped slave Joshua Glover being seized at Racine.
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Little Rock Integration Crisis

Date: 09 1957
Description: Mob violence during the integration crisis in Little Rock. Probably taken between September 20th, when Governor Faubus withdrew the National Guard and Sept...
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Violence at Little Rock

Date: 09 28 1957
Description: Violence against African American journalists covering the Little Rock integration story. Here the crowd moves in on Jimmy Hicks (center, wearing a hat), t...
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L.C. and Daisy Bates with Men and KKK Cross

Date: 10 15 1956
Description: Daisy and L.C. Bates with two men and a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) cross that they found in their yard. Because this event preceded the integration crisis of 1957 ...
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Andrew Wade and His Family

Date: 05 16 1954
Description: Andrew Wade and his wife and daughter stand in front of their house. Their front windows have been damaged by rocks and rifle shots.
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Andrew Wade House Bombing

Date: 06 27 1954
Description: Police officer inspecting the damage to the home of Andrew Wade and his family after it was bombed.
Poster

Dow Riot Protest Poster

Date: 10 1967
Description: Poster with a large image of the Dow Riot (Oct. 18, 1967) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, showing riot police beating protesters. Includes t...
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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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Sadie Jackson Murder

Date: 07 10 1949
Description: Julius J. Jackson, 1049 East Johnson, seated, with Acting Lieut. Robert O'Brien of the Madison police department in the background. Jackson is the husband ...
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Sadie Jackson Murder

Date: 07 10 1949
Description: George "Butch" King in handcuffs, after being questioned for the murder of Sadie Jackson, wife of Julius J. Jackson. In the background is Detective Captain...
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Contemplated Murder of John Campbell Cartoon

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Description: A cartoon depicting a kneeling man with a rope around his neck, held by one of a group of demonic-looking Ku Klux Klansmen (KKK), entitled "Plan of the Con...
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Striker Arrested

Date: 01 17 1946
Description: Elevated view of a Swift Company striker being taken from the CIO picket line by police. The striker was reported to have been beaten and arrested.
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John Bull's Sympathy

Date: 1860
Description: A slave is being whipped by a slave owner as he kneels and prays next to a bale of cotton labeled "COTTON" and "CSA." John Bull sits on the bale facing awa...
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Police and CIO Clash

Date: 03 25 1941
Description: Police officer and marchers from a Congress of Industrial Organizations (also known as the Committee of Industrial Organization) union clash outside Intern...
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FLN Members Take Cover

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian member of the National Liberation Front lying down on the ground as another member grabs a rifle and looks out of the tent. He has his hand pro...
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FLN Captures Traitors

Date: 08 1957
Description: Algerian National Liberation Front member captures an Algerian traitor who helped the French. The FLN member, wearing grass on his hat and shirt as camoufl...
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Red Crescent Worker Bandaging Chest

Date: 08 1957
Description: An Algerian Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) worker bandages a National Liberation Front member's chest outdoors. He wears a Red Crescent arm band to id...

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