Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

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This color transparency depicts a man tossing a small child through the air to another man. A group of four men stand on the National Mall in a loose circle. One man, wearing a dark jacket and grey pants, is in the act of tossing a small child into the air. The child wears a blue shirt, black jacket ad brown pants. A second man standing several feet away reaches out his arms to catch the child. We wears a brown jacket, grey pants and a brown hat. Two other men are part of the circle, both standing with their hands in the pockets. One man wears a dark grey overcoat and grey pants, the other wears a dark blue jacket, pants, and flat cap. A fifth man observes at a distance, wearing a blue button down shirt, khaki pants, black jacket and dark hat. Behind the men are several A frame shelters.

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