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The Cruel and Unusual Punishment of Henry Winston

1958-1961

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Pamphlet consisting of black print on yellowed paper. At the top and center left is a black-and-white photograph of Henry Winston. The interior consists of twenty-three pages. The back of the pamphlet has an appeal for the reader to appeal to political action.

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Catalog reference: 2010.55.25.1-.2

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