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Protestors in Jackson, Mississippi, opposing a visit by Senators Robert Kennedy and Joseph Clark.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Metz, George

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Protestors are carrying signs that read, "Invade Hanoi - Like You Invaded Oxford" and "Race Mixers Go Home." Kennedy and Clark visited the Mississippi Delta in 1967 to investigate extreme poverty in the region. Both men were members of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty.
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1967 04 10
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
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Keywords

  1. Anti Civil Rights Demonstrations
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Demonstrations
  4. Economic & Social Conditions
  5. Government
  6. Jackson (Miss.)
  7. Mississippi
  8. Politics & Government
  9. Race Relations
  10. Vietnam War, 1961 1975

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