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| Date: | 01 28 1985 |
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| Description: | Farm family youth demonstrates to call awareness to the economic problems facing the family farm. |
| Date: | 02 25 1988 |
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| Description: | A man hands out information while holding a sign reading "Stop All Nuclear Testing" in front of the Reuss Federal Building. |
| Date: | 10 12 1984 |
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| Description: | Men wearing Ronald Reagan masks and dunce caps make their way through a crowd. |
| Date: | 04 05 1981 |
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| Description: | 400 people march to a rally where they demand that the birthday of Martin Luther King, (January 15) be declared a national holiday. |
| Date: | 02 02 1980 |
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| Description: | Protest march called in response to the murder of five activists, labor organizers, and members of the Communists Workers Party by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) o... |
| Date: | 1986 |
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| Description: | Stratcom action photo, with several protesters kneeling behind a line with soldiers on the other side. In the background are a fence, missile, rocket and t... |
| Date: | 07 06 1986 |
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| Description: | Caption on back, "Sign at the entry to Offutt AFB in Bellevue, Nebraska where the Strategic Air Command (SAC) headquarters and targeting operations are loc... |
| Date: | 1986 |
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| Description: | Nuclear Missile Silo Vigil & Requiem. Hundreds of people surround the fence, holding hands, in opposition to the new MX missiles being installed, missiles ... |
| Date: | 08 1980 |
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| Description: | Two men holding a banner that reads: "Re-think I-43" in protest of the newly built highway. The highway runs from Green Bay to Beloit by way of Milwaukee. |
| Date: | 02 20 1981 |
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| Description: | Several boys in hockey uniforms are walking outside an entrance holding signs, which read: "We are not asking for the state to support us, we are just aski... |
| Date: | 12 20 1983 |
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| Description: | Several people standing together outdoors holding candles. Three people are wearing signs that read: "Waukesha County Peace Council," "PEACE and JUSTICE to... |
| Date: | 08 20 1980 |
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| Description: | Several people are standing or walking along a sidewalk. Some of the people are holding signs, one of which reads: "19 months without a contract." Caption ... |
| Date: | 10 23 1980 |
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| Description: | Several women and children are walking, riding bicycles, or on roller skates. Some are carrying signs that read: "Equality of rights under the law shall no... |
| Date: | 09 11 1984 |
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| Description: | Several men and women are standing outside a building, many holding signs. Among the signs are: "Quality Education for Children but No Control," "Action fo... |
| Date: | 01 28 1985 |
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| Description: | Close-up of two men who are sitting in a group of men and holding a sign which reads: "Farmers Have to Survive for Rural America to Stay Alive." A sign on ... |
| Date: | 10 18 1984 |
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| Description: | A man, a woman, and four children are standing in front of building with an arch and columns. They are holding signs that read: "Can We Both LOVE Our Enemi... |
| Date: | 09 19 1981 |
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| Description: | A crowd of people are gathered around a man standing center left and speaking into a microphone attached to a vehicle which has megaphones attached to its ... |
| Date: | 1987 |
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| Description: | A group of people are marching up a city street holding banners, the most prominent of which reads: "Walk Against the War, Join CISPES [Committee in Solida... |
| Date: | 1987 |
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| Description: | Two people are posing holding a sign that reads: "Walk Against the War, JOIN CISPES [Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador] for PEACE with... |
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