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An undisclosed theatre
(Abandoned America; Matthew Christopher)
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On May 4, 1970, four Kent State University students were killed and nine injured when members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire during a demonstration protesting the Vietnam War.

(Personal Remembrances of the Kent State Shootings, 43 Years Later)

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"Maryland has effectively eliminated a policy that is proven not to work. Evidence shows that the death penalty is not a deterrent, it cannot be administered without racial bias, and it costs three times as much as life in prison without parole"

office of Gov. Martin O’Malley

(Maryland repeals death penalty)

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No flag for you, boy!

(Voting rights protest, Jackson, Mississippi 1965 by Matt Herron)

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Black and White 
(Segregated bathrooms in the city courthouse, Clinton, Louisiana 1964 by Bob Adelman) (see a black man sneak out of the ‘wrong’ door here)

Black and White

(Segregated bathrooms in the city courthouse, Clinton, Louisiana 1964 by Bob Adelman) (see a black man sneak out of the ‘wrong’ door here)

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Gloria and Rosario, Santa Maria, CA 1972 (from ‘Pictures from the New World’) by Danny Lyon

Gloria and Rosario, Santa Maria, CA 1972 (from ‘Pictures from the New World’) by Danny Lyon

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The Great Recession: Foreclosure, USA | Kirk Crippens
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Hippie Thanksgiving(Man hugging a turkey, USA 1968 by Danny Lyon)

Hippie Thanksgiving

(Man hugging a turkey, USA 1968 by Danny Lyon)

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President Barack Obama supporters celebrate victory at election night viewing party at McCormick Place in Chicago. — Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune, Nov. 6, 2012 (Story)

President Barack Obama supporters celebrate victory at election night viewing party at McCormick Place in Chicago. — Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune, Nov. 6, 2012 (Story)

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Parking, USA c.1960 (Anonymous)

Parking, USA c.1960 (Anonymous)