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Daisy Bates at Woolworth's Boycott

Date: 1962
Description: Daisy Bates and others at Woolworth's boycott.
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Wipe Out Discrimination

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Description: Interior view of the entrance to the Highlander Library, with a CIO student entering the doorway. The poster on the window reads: "CIO says, 'Wipe out Disc...
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Father Groppi Resting with Marchers

Date: 1967
Description: Father James Groppi sitting with several of his fellow marchers, some in Milwaukee N.A.A.C.P. Youth Council shirts. Groppi has taken off one of his shoes.
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Protesters for Fair Housing

Date: 09 08 1967
Description: Protesters at a rally for fair housing. One man is holding a sign that reads: "We Demand Fair Housing Now," while others behind him are using a bullhorn.
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Truck Drivers at Truck Stop Lounge

Date: 1966
Description: Two truck drivers at the base of a staircase leading up to the "Drivers Only Lounge" at an American Oil Company truck stop.
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Vel Phillips and Milwaukee NAACP

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Description: Vel Phillips being carried on the shoulders of Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council members. On the right is Father James Groppi speaking into a microphone on a p...
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Percy Marmont in "The Street of Forgotten Men"

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Description: Percy Marmont, as Easy-Money Charlie in the 1925 film "The Street of Forgotten Men", standing on the street with a tray of items and a sign reading: "I AM ...

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