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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated August 16, 1961 reads, "Miss Kovner." She was arrested in Houston, Texas while on a Freedom Ride to protest racial segregation.; See images #00126272 through #00126273 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
University of California, Berkeley--Students Women--California--Los Angeles Young women--California--Los Angeles College students--California--Los Angeles Freedom Rides, 1961 Race relations Civil rights workers--California--Los Angeles Civil disobedience--California--Los Angeles Passive resistance--California--Los Angeles Civil rights demonstrations--California--Los Angeles Political prisoners--California--Los Angeles Telephone calls--California--Los Angeles Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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