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Associated Press Waved Away

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09740.016 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 6 April 1968 Pagination: 1 telephoto ; 20.5 x 25.4 cm. Order a Copy

One telephoto entitled, "Waved Away" dated April 6, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts two armed National Guardsmen wearing gasmasks. One guardsmen is gesturing to a Black woman to move away from the street.

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