Demonstrators stand under the statue of the Marquis de Lafayette with flags and a coffin to protest the police brutality that occurred during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Lafayette Park, 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
Demonstrators stand under the statue of the Marquis de Lafayette with flags and a coffin to protest the police brutality that occurred during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Lafayette Park, 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
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Local Identifier
SC_Frazier_N_0904
URI / Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:71163

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