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"May Day is "J" Day" Poster

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Description: Poster advertising a smoke-out in James Madison Park. Features a drawing of in blue, green and yellow, with a caption reading: "Madison, Madison. May Day i...
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Concerned Law Students

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Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison law students protest CIA activities.
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Nixon Ultimate Sacrifice Poster

Date: 05 1972
Description: Poster publicizing a rally and candlelight march around the University of Wisconsin-Madison Library Mall and Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin. Presiden...
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Veterans Housing

Date: 1947
Description: Three men at the University of Wisconsin, with tent and sign that reads "People of Madison! Vets in tent need rooms to rent".
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Student Protests, University of Wisconsin

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Description: Elevated view of a student protest on the Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Lynette Margulies and Friend

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Description: Lynette Margulies (left) and a friend holding signs and protesting against the "Madison Press Connection" newspaper. They are looking at a person standing ...
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Rally for Chicano Studies

Date: 1975
Description: Student rally in the Great Hall at Memorial Union to establish a Chicano Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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University of Wisconsin Civil Rights Protest

Date: 02 1969
Description: Large group of demonstrators walking arm in arm on a Madison street.
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Dow Chemical Demonstration

Date: 1967
Description: Overhead view of large crowd of demonstrators being beaten back by police at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the Dow Chemical demonstration on c...
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The Ethiopian Masses Are Rising Up

Date: 09 1974
Description: Poster publicizing a rally at Library Mall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Text reads: "The Ethiopian Masses Are Rising Up. Support the stru...
Poster

"Homecoming for the G.I.s"

Date: 10 28 1970
Description: Poster advertising a weekend-long rally held October 30-November 1, 1970 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. An illustrated soldier rests with h...
Photograph

Dow Chemical Demonstration

Date: 1967
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students clash with riot police during campus demonstration to protest Dow Chemical involvement in the Vietnam conflict. He...
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Veterans Marching in Anti-War Demonstration

Date: 1970
Description: Anti-war demonstrators wearing garrison style hats reading "Vietnam Vets For Peace" march in parade carrying American flags and placards while a large crow...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Protest in Support of Grape Boycott

Date: 1969
Description: Protest on the Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in support of the grape boycott. A woman stands on the sidewalk speaking at a microphone...
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University of Wisconsin Students Leave on Peace Walk

Date: 03 25 1961
Description: University of Wisconsin students John Peters and Bram Luckom leave Madison on a peace walk. Peters plans to walk to Rockford, IL and Luckom plans to walk t...
Poster

Dow Riot Protest Poster

Date: 10 1967
Description: Poster with a large image of the Dow Riot (Oct. 18, 1967) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, showing riot police beating protesters. Includes t...
Photograph

Staughton Lynd at an Anti-War Demonstration

Date: 03 26 1966
Description: Standing near the Lincoln Statue on Bascom Hill at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Historian Staughton Lynd speaks to a nighttime, anti-war demonstrat...
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I'm A Farmer's Wife

Date: 04 06 1973
Description: Women picketing at a shopping center, urging others to boycott meat. One woman is wearing a sign on her back that reads: "I'm a farmer's wife."
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Meat Boycott

Date: 04 06 1973
Description: Two women picketing in front of a shopping center urging the boycotting of meat. One woman carries a NFO sign that reads: "Farm families must be paid for t...
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Anti-Nuclear Protesters

Date: 05 30 1978
Description: A crowd of protesters gathered with picket signs to speak out against nuclear energy and weapons development in the U.S. Bella Abzug, is front left.

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