unknown, fl. 1971 [Photograph of protest against the Enoch Pratt Free Library branch closing]

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GLC#
GLC09717.11-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1971
Author/Creator
unknown, fl. 1971
Title
[Photograph of protest against the Enoch Pratt Free Library branch closing]
Place Written
Baltimore, Maryland
Pagination
1 photograph : b&w Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.4 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Civil Rights Movement

One undated black and white photograph people carrying demonstration signs. The demonstrators protest against the Broadway branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library closing. One of the signs, held by a young girl, reads, "You close the library the children won't have a place to read." Another sign carried by a young boy reads, "Don't Kill Dr. King's Dream." A third sign, carried by a man reads, "If you can't read this thank your elected officials." The Broadway branck Enoch Pratt Free Library closed in 1971, though the dates Jan 16 1986 and 1/15/87 are on the reverse of the photograph.

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