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A march in Meriden, Connecticut by 23 white-robed and hooded members of the Ku Klux Klan ended with them being pelted by rocks, bottles and sticks hurled by angry counterdemonstrators, March 21, 1981
Vintage gelatin silver print with resin coating on paper
Creation Place:
North America
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis and Judy Hochberg in honor of Myrlie Evers-Williams.
Accession Number:
P2021.13.354
Commentary
A march in Meriden, Connecticut by 23 white-robed and hooded members of the Ku Klux Klan ended with them being pelted by rocks, bottles and sticks hurled by angry counterdemonstrators on Saturday March 21. The Klan members, led by Imperial Wizard Bill Wilkinson, said they were marching to support a white policeman who shot and killed a black shoplifting suspect on February 24 at Meriden Square Shopping Mall.
Marks
On verso: manuscript title, typewritten title, agency stamp and agency label affixed.
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