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Jones, Laura, Canadian

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Jones, Laura, Canadian

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Jones, Laura, Canadian

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Mule Train from Mississippi going through the city of Washington, D.C. June, 1968

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Jones, Laura, Canadian

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Jones, Laura, Canadian

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Jones, Laura, Canadian

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Jones, Laura, Canadian

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Digital image of Ralph Abernathy on a police bus

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Jones, Laura, Canadian

Caption

On June 24, 1968, protestors at the United States Capitol led by Rev. Ralph Abernathy were arrested while marching for the nation's poor. At the same time, Metropolitan police arrested residents of Resurrection City who refused to vacate. In total 397 people were arrested that day.

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America