The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Physical description:
Caption on the back reads: "Banner Waves - A red banner with the symbol of communism--the hammer and sickle--was among the most dramatic of signs and symbols waved by the crowd." A bespectacled African-American man waves the flag on the corner of 17th and Clay in downtown Oakland.
Content description:
Caption on the back reads: "Banner Waves - A red banner with the symbol of communism--the hammer and sickle--was among the most dramatic of signs and symbols waved by the crowd." A bespectacled African-American man waves the flag on the corner of 17th and Clay in downtown Oakland.
Concepts:
draft protest; demonstration; communist; Stop the Draft Week
Places:
Oakland, California
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