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Groppi Protesting Eagles Club

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Father James Groppi and the NAACP Youth Council demonstrating outside the Eagles Club at night beneath a marquee advertising a Duke Ellington performance.

Date Created:
March 1966

Publication Information

Date Created March 1966

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 11 x 13 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection James Groppi papers, 1956-1989
Call Number (X3)37597

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0131KM
Legacy ID
WHi 53595

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