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unknown, fl. 1963; [Photograph of Demonstration Against Racial Segregation]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09733.02 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1963; Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 12 May 1963 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 27.6 cm Order a Copy

One photograph dated May 12, 1963. Features a crowd gathered in front of a city hall. Image is of a crowd of demonstrators at the steps of city hall. Two children stand out from the crowd in the bottom left of the photograph. On reverse side is a stamp that reads, "Racial Segregation - S.F. Demonstration City Hall."

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