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Digital image of Ralph Abernathy on a police bus

1968

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

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

A black and white digital image of Reverend Ralph David Abernathy on a police bus after his arrest on June 24, 1968. Abernathy is featured behind the bars of an open window. He is seated and has his face turned towards a group of reporters standing outside the bus.

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Catalog reference: 2016.177.1

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