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Photograph included in the exhibit: "From Hula Hoops to Hanoi: L.A. Concerns, 1954-1965." Photograph caption dated June 9, 1964 reads, "U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy is shown as he was surrounded by well-wishers yesterday after a talk at Markham Junior High School in South Los Angeles. Throughout his whirlwind tour of the city yesterday he was greeted by huge enthusiastic crowds."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Kennedy, Robert F.,--1925-1968 Markham Middle School (Watts, Los Angeles, Calif.) Attorneys general--United States Crowds--California--Los Angeles Schools--California--Watts (Los Angeles) Middle schools--California--Los Angeles Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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