Photograph caption reads, "Armenian expatriates and supporters mass at L.A. City Hall to protest ongoing ethnic violence plaguing Soviet Azerbaijan. Mayor Tom Bradley and Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky both promised the 2,000 demonstrators that they'll ask the U.S. government to pressure the Soviets to 'stop the killing'. Bloody clashes between Soviet Azerbaijanis and Armenians relocated there claimed a reported 11 lives yesterday and raised the death toll over last week of fighting to at least 18." Photograph dated December 1,1988.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;36 x 29 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Demonstrations--California--Los Angeles Armenian Americans--California--Los Angeles Students--California--Los Angeles Crowds--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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