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unknown, fl. 1971 [Photograph of protest against the Enoch Pratt Free Library branch closing]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09717.11 Author/Creator: unknown, fl. 1971 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Photograph Date: circa 1971 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.4 cm Order a Copy

One undated black and white photograph people carrying demonstration signs. The demonstrators protest against the Broadway branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library closing. One of the signs, held by a young girl, reads, "You close the library the children won't have a place to read." Another sign carried by a young boy reads, "Don't Kill Dr. King's Dream." A third sign, carried by a man reads, "If you can't read this thank your elected officials." The Broadway branck Enoch Pratt Free Library closed in 1971, though the dates Jan 16 1986 and 1/15/87 are on the reverse of the photograph.

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