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Crowd Gathered on Bascom Hill
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Elevated view of a large crowd gathered at the top of Bascom Hill in reaction to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the distance.
April 4, 1968
Turner, L. Roger
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