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Gessert, Sherman A., Jr., fl. 1966 Make Love, Not War

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09795.02 Author/Creator: Gessert, Sherman A., Jr., fl. 1966 Place Written: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Type: Photograph Date: 16 April 1966 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy

One photograph entitled "Make Love, Not War," taken by Sherman A. Gessert, Jr., dated April 16, 1966. Shows antiwar protestors carrying signs reading "Make Love, Not War," "Slay Away With LBJ," and "Kill for Peace." Protestors marched alongside a parade sponsored by the Allied Veterans Council of Milwaukee County in support of the war. Saluting sailors and a marching band are visible in the background.

Gessert, Sherman A., Jr., fl. 1966

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