Lincoln impersonator “Abe” Fortas Johnson passes demonstrator “Ulysses” in front of the White House during a People United to Save Humanity (PUSH) demonstration on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday

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A black-and-white photograph of an protester with a large sign on his back. It says, “My name is Ulysses. I am asking the people of the people’s republic of China, to prepare a place for the children of my people…I am asking the government of the United States to let these children go… The white people are trying to destroy the black people through starvation and the birth control system…” To the left a man dressed as Abraham Lincoln walks by. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped and inscribed on the back.

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