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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 11, 1965 reads, "Won't walk - This demonstrator refused to walk to bus after his arrest for a sit-in on the steps of the Federal Building. As he was carried to the bus, federal officers dropped him on the building steps. He lay there patiently until they picked him up again." This was taken at the United States Court House and Post Office, located at 312 North Spring Street.; See images #00113380 through #00113382 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
United States Court House and Post Office (Los Angeles, Calif.) African Americans--Civil rights Civil rights demonstrations--California--Los Angeles Demonstrations--California--Los Angeles Public buildings--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Arrest--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Arrest (Police methods) Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Courthouses--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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