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Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, surrounded by crowd and reporters during tour of Watts, Calif., 1968

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33.9998217722733-118.256484568119Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.ON WATTS TOUR--Adam Clayton Powell, coatless and with his tie unknotted, speaks to crowd at 48th St. and Central Ave. Powell and the enthusiastic supporters around him are standing on a pickup truck.
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Powell, Adam Clayton, 1908-1972 (subject)Malmin, John (photographer)
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Keywords

  1. African American Politicians
  2. African Americans
  3. California
  4. Civil Rights
  5. Legislators
  6. Los Angeles County
  7. Media
  8. People
  9. Reporters And Reporting
  10. United States

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