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Daisy Bates Standing Behind Little Rock Nine

Date: 09 26 1957
Description: Daisy Bates, the head of the Arkansas NAACP, stands behind seven of the Little Rock Nine, who are seated on a sofa in her living room. They have assembled ...
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African-American Students with Military Escort at Sturgis High School

Date: 09 11 1956
Description: African-American students escorted from Sturgis High School by armed National Guardsmen.
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Teenagers at Lunch Counter Sit-In

Date: 05 28 1963
Description: A group of white teenage boys pour drinks and condiments on African American students sitting at a Woolworth's lunch counter in a non-violent demonstration...
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Salter, Trumpauer, and Moody at Lunch Counter Sit-in

Date: 05 28 1963
Description: Three civil rights activists sit at a Woolworth's lunch counter in a non-violent demonstration. From left to right are Professor John Salter, Joan Trumpaue...
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Jackson Woolworth's Lunch Counter Sit-in

Date: 05 28 1963
Description: Civil rights activist Walter Williams lying face down on the floor near the lunch counter at Woolworths, where he was taking part in a sit-in. He had just ...
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Woman Shaking Her Fist at School Bus

Date: 1975
Description: A woman in a crowd shaking her fist at a school bus. The bus is carrying minority students to another high school as part of a school integration program. ...
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David Duke Recruiting

Date: 1975
Description: Caption on the reverse reads: "David Duke, Grand Dragon of the Baton Rouge Ku Klux Klan trying to recruit South Boston residents, teenagers idolized him, l...
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David Duke Recruiting for KKK

Date: 1975
Description: Caption on the reverse reads: "David Duke, Grand Dragon of the Baton Rouge Ku Klux Klan, trying to recruit South Boston residents. Teenagers idolized him, ...
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South Boston Children

Date: 1975
Description: Students from South Boston are posing and clowning on a curb near a street corner. Older students are standing or sitting on chain-link fence. In the backg...

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