People gather in Lafayette Park to protest the police brutality that occurred during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, 31 August 1968

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Description: Several Washington anti-war groups, including The Committee for a True Democracy, Women Strike for Peace, Students for a Democratic Society, and the New Party, organized a protest against the police brutality of the Chicago Police Department at the Democratic National Convention. The protest took place on August 31, 1968 in Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.

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Title: People gather in Lafayette Park to protest the police brutality that occurred during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, 31 August 1968
Creator(s): Frazier, Patrick
Created: 1968-08-31
Issued: 2018-02-01
Genre: black-and-white negatives
Topical Subject(s): Demonstrations -- United States ; Police -- Illinois -- Chicago ; Police brutality -- United States
Subject(s) -- Corporate Name: Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.) ; Women Strike for Peace
Geographic Subject(s): Lafayette Park (Washington, D.C.)
Continent: North and Central America
Country: United States
First Order Political Division: District of Columbia
City: Washington
Rights Statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
Local Identifier: SC_Frazier_N_0887
URI / Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:71146

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