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Anti-War Protest

Date: 08 1966
Description: Anti-Vietnam War protestors being dragged onto federal property by police at the Naval Weapons Station.
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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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Martin Luther King Jr. Marching in Mississippi

Date: 06 22 1966
Description: Martin Luther King Jr. marching with a group of people in commemoration of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner.
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Coxey Army

Date: 1894
Description: Group of men gathered outdoors around a rooster. Tents are in the background. Caption reads: "Coxey Army, with Jack London in lower right hand corner."
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Peace Through Victory

Date: 01 19 1968
Description: Protesters, members of the Milwaukee Americans for Freedom, demonstrate against presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy and in favor of the Vietnam war.
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Anti-Nuclear Protest

Date: 02 25 1988
Description: A man hands out information while holding a sign reading "Stop All Nuclear Testing" in front of the Reuss Federal Building.
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Wright Flyer at Indianapolis

Date: 1910
Description: A Wright airplane at Indianapolis showing the starting runway track used to launch the plane. This snapshot was taken by Arthur Pratt Warner, Wisconsin's f...
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Morality Poll Results

Date: 08 27 1973
Description: "Christian Herald" editor Kenneth L. Wilson, left, and publisher, Fen Loomer look through some of the over 25,000 pieces of mail with over 160,000 signatur...
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Temperance Demonstration by Three Men

Date: 1900
Description: Three men in long coats and hats are standing outdoors and staging an elaborate temperance portrait, which includes jugs and an artificial human skull.
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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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McCarthy Supporters at ADA Convention

Date: 1954
Description: Supporters of Lar Daly, an Illinois senatorial candidate, and Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, protest outside the Congress Hotel where the Americans for Democr...
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Vietnam Veteran in Wheelchair

Date: 1973
Description: Bill Henshaw, a disabled, wheelchair-bound Vietnam veteran, at a Vietnam Veterans Against the War demonstration during the Nixon Inauguration in 1973.
Poster

May Day Gathering Poster

Date: 05 1971
Description: Poster advertising for a May Day demonstration in Washington, D.C. Features an image of Sitting Bull.
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Anti-War Interview

Date: 10 16 1965
Description: At a sit-down demonstration at Truax Air Force Base, a journalist interviews one of the demonstrators.
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Protest March

Date: 
Description: Unidentified protest march, with the banner of the Southern Organizing Committee for Economic and Social Justice (SOC) in front. The banner of the Milwauk...
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VVAW in Philadelphia

Date: 1976
Description: Demonstration by members of the Philadelphia chapter of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, one year after the war ended.
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Father Groppi Leads Demonstration

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Description: Father James Groppi, seen wearing sunglasses in the middle of a crowd, leads a demonstration against discrimination.
Drawing

Vet Cong

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Description: A black ink drawing of Vietnam veterans standing together. The man in front is holding a sign that reads, "Vietnam, Forgive Us. Vietnam Veterans Against Th...
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First National ACORN Convention

Date: 12 1978
Description: A crowd of people with signs march to the Democratic Party mid-term convention during the first national ACORN convention.
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: Save the Mounds Protest participants march around the Capitol building against Assembly Bill 620. The lead marchers hold standards and flags.

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