Guide to the United Front of Cairo, Illinois Photographs, circa 1970-1980

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Guide to the United Front of Cairo, Illinois Photographs, circa 1970-1980

circa 1970-1980

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/tamwag/photos_171/photos_171.html

This collection contains photographs of the United Front of Cairo, Illinois protesting against white owned businesses in downtown Cairo in the early 1970s, which were in response against violent attacks on the African American community. The protests document the struggle between the black and white populations in Cairo.

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Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6331206

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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