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Title: Muhammad's Mosque of Islam No. 27, Los Angeles, 1967
Date Created and/or Issued: July 29, 1967
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Street view of Muhammad's Mosque of Islam No. 27 in Los Angeles which was mistakenly raided by police. The police raided the Black Muslim church after a false tip informed them that the building contained weapons.
This photograph appears with the article, by Art Berman, "Police Raid Muslims Here, Find No Weapons; Yorty Apologizes," Los Angeles Times, 30 Jul. 1967: pg. 0_1.
Text from newspaper caption: Scene of Police Raid--Muhammad's Mosque at 5606 S. Broadway which was raided at dawn by police.
Type: Image
Identifier: uclamss_1429_b600_236967_Muhammad_Mosque
ark:/21198/zz002hj8k4
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Mosques--California--Los Angeles
Police raids--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Dept
Muhammad's Mosque of Islam
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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