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Dow Chemical Demonstration

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University of Wisconsin-Madison students clash with riot police during campus demonstration to protest Dow Chemical involvement in the Vietnam conflict. Here, several police officers with clubs hold a student down on the floor.

Date Created:
1967

Publication Information

Date Created 1967

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Collection Information

Source Collection Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s
Call Number CF 6725

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W0129ST
Legacy ID
WHi 2289

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