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Associated Press Gloomy Sunday

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09740.041 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Photograph Date: 7 April 1968 Pagination: 1 telephoto photograph Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

One telephoto entitled, "Gloomy Sunday" dated April 7, 1968 taken by Associated Press. Depicts a Black boy sitting at the front of a building entrance. Wire transfer information states that buildings in the area had been destroyed under 48 hours.

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