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African American audience members at the George Wallace rally on Boston Common

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From a series of photographs labeled "George Wallace Rally on Boston Common." As part of his campaign for the presidency, Wallace spoke to a peaceful, but mostly hostile crowd estimated at between 18,000 and 20,000 on the Common.
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Photographs Black And White Negatives
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Copyright is held by Peter Simon. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries.Contact host institution for more information.
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  1. Boston Common (Boston, Mass.)
  2. Demonstrations
  3. Photographs
  4. Wallace, George C. (George Corley) 1919 1998

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