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December 16, 1934 - Press Photo
DNA Memorial Hall Protest against lynching
Description taken from the verso of the Press Photo
Negro Protest at Crime Conference
Protesting the failure to include the subject of lynching in the Attorney General's Conference on Crime Program a group of Washington, DC negroes are shown as they lined up in front of D.A.R. Memorial Hall, each with a piece of hempen rope around his neck. As a result of arrest for picketing on the first day of the conference the negroes refrained from parading or gathering in a single group. Photo shows the line.
Associated Press Photo
Negro Protest at Crime Conference
Protesting the failure to include the subject of lynching in the Attorney General's Conference on Crime Program a group of Washington, DC negroes are shown as they lined up in front of D.A.R. Memorial Hall, each with a piece of hempen rope around his neck. As a result of arrest for picketing on the first day of the conference the negroes refrained from parading or gathering in a single group. Photo shows the line.
Associated Press Photo