Policeman Confronting Civil Rights Protestors

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Title

Policeman Confronting Civil Rights Protestors

Subject

Protest movements
Civil Rights movements
Racism
African Americans 
Police
Illinois--Cairo
African American political activists

Description

A policeman in riot gear confronts civil rights protestors in Cairo, Illinois on a picket line during race protests in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Creator

Hampton, Carl

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

n.d.

Format

jpg

Language

eng

Identifier

403805
Corneal Davis Collection

Original Format

commercial print
b&w
1

Physical Dimensions

13 x 18 cm