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Photograph included in the exhibit: "From Hula Hoops to Hanoi: L.A. Concerns, 1954-1965." Photograph caption dated May 29, 1965 reads, "Members of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) last night picketed Mayor Samuel W. Yorty's Studio City home to protest his opposition to anti-poverty plans. Singing 'freedom songs,' some 20 pickets disturbed neighborhood."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Yorty, Sam,--1909-1998--Homes and haunts Congress of Racial Equality Demonstrations--California--Los Angeles Civil rights movements--United States Economic assistance, Domestic Studio City (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Night photographs
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