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CORE Picketers

Date: 01 14 1964
Description: Civil rights group CORE picketing the Board of Realtors at Coach House Motor Inn for fairness and equality in housing.
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Daisy Bates in a Welcoming Party

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Description: Daisy Bates as part of a welcoming party at an airport. From left to right are: Edward L. Cooper, executive secretary of the Boston NAACP, Kivie Kaplan, Na...
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Man with ACORN Sign

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Description: A man wearing sunglasses holds up a sign that reads "ACORN Says: People Over Profits" at a rally.
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Group of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A large group of people gathered outdoors on a lawn at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organization). There are buildings in the ba...
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Women Seated at Table

Date: 1966
Description: Two women are outdoors seated at a table in front of a building, surrounded by several people. One of the women is holding a document in her hands, showing...
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Janet Jamott [Jemott], Lorne Kreps, and Dorie Ladner

Date: 1965
Description: Three SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) workers in an image tentatively identified as taken at a barbeque hosted by Mr. Steptoc for SNCC sta...
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Vel Phillips on Pier Watching Protestors

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Description: Rear view of Vel Phillips sitting on a pier on a lake. She is wearing a shirt that says "Commando" on the back. Two unidentified women are sitting next to ...
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Vel Phillips and James Groppi at NAACP Youth Council Meeting

Date: 1967
Description: Vel Phillips at a Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council meeting. Vel is standing with a group of people on a table or stage. Below her is Father James Groppi. Vel ...
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Vel Phillips Marching at Lincoln Memorial

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Description: Vel Phillips (left) is marching with the Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council. In the background is the Lincoln Memorial. Other unidentified youth council members...
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Milwaukee March

Date: 1967
Description: Elevated view of a group of people marching in the street with Father James Groppi. There is a man driving a Milwaukee police vehicle in front, and one man...
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Angela R. Davis

Date: 06 13 2015
Description: Modern tintype, full length, formal portrait, of Angela R. Davis, Development Officer, Wisconsin Historical Foundation. She is seated in a chair with her a...

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