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| Date: | 10 29 1959 |
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| Description: | Flyer for a rally "The Right To Vote" "The Fight To Vote" sponsored by the Federation of Negro Civil Service Organizations, Inc. Speakers include Jackie Ro... |
| Date: | 04 30 1959 |
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| Description: | Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., who later changed his name to Muhammad Ali, (white trunks) fighting Amos Johnson in the 178 pound final of the Pan-American Gam... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Paul Spencer, a member of United Packinghouse Workers Local 270 in Memphis, reminds citizens of his locals' strike against Wilson & Co. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Striking members of United Packinghouse Workers Local 270 stand near the Swift & Co., plant in membership in an attempt to prevent Wilson products being lo... |
| Date: | 08 17 1959 |
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| Description: | Jefferson Thomas of the Little Rock Nine is harassed by Central High School students as he waits for transportation after the first day of school. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Four members of an unidentified local in United Packinghouse Workers of America District 1 (Burette King, Sidney Coleman, Aljay Williams, and Joseph Kuzma)... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Scene still of Breno Mello, as Orfeo holding a knife, and Marpessa Dawn, as Eurydice, in Marcel Camus's Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus, 1959). |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Stanley Zuckerman, Lloyd Barbee, Jackie Robinson, and David Obey. The photograph is inscribed from Obey to Barbee. |
| Date: | 02 28 1959 |
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| Description: | Jesse Nixon of Wisconsin crosses the finish line after the 600-yard dash. His time was 1:11.3 minutes. In the background are Ohio State's Dick Strayer, sec... |
| Date: | 03 21 1959 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Lincoln coach Dick Wadewitz and star Andy Chesser beam with pride after accepting the state championship trophy from Dr. Conrad A. Elvehjem, pres... |
| Date: | 03 21 1959 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Lincoln's state basketball champions hoist Coach Dick Wadewitz to their shoulders and shout with joy after whipping Milwaukee North 63-54 in the ... |
| Date: | 04 11 1959 |
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| Description: | Louis Holland of Union Grove High School tied the sprint record during the Madison West Relays at the Camp Randall Memorial building. |
| Date: | 06 15 1959 |
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| Description: | Bill Veeck (left), president of the Chicago White Sox, chats with three managers of Madison boys baseball teams before speaking at the downtown Optimist Cl... |
| Date: | 05 15 1959 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Grady Cobb of Beloit at the Big Eight Conference track meet. He set a Big Eight record, winning the high jump. |
| Date: | 10 1959 |
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| Description: | A young girl peeks from behind a Sleeping Beauty mask that is part of her Halloween costume. |
| Date: | 08 1959 |
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| Description: | Septima Clark and her granddaughter Yvonne are sitting together outdoors. They are attending an interracial workshop. |
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