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"Read it and Weep" Poster
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Social action poster, with edit marks in red, on the United States Constitution, titled: "Read It And Weep." Red arrows point to descriptions of S1 in the margins. The sections on the "Restriction on Powers of Congress," and the "Bill of Rights" have a red "X" across them. On the left is an American Flag with the text: Write your senator immediately. S1 is in committee now." At the bottom it reads: "Published April 1976, by. Geo O. Brown as a public service. All proceeds from the sale of this poster will go to the National Committee Against Repressive Legislation."
1976
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