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Knock Him Out! Labor Can Do It

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Text at top reads: "Knock Him Out!" and text at bottom reads: "Labor Can Do It." An illustration with a red and yellow background depicts a man, labeled "Discrimination" being knocked out by a fist, labeled "Labor." Text at bottom: "CIO Committee to Abolish Racial Discrimination. Distributed by CIO Department of Research and Education. National Labor Service."

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Dimensions
41 x 54 cm

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Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W014DH3
Legacy ID
WHi 143431

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