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Listen: The Latin ProgramAnti-war protesters piling dirt from trench during the 1972 Democratic Convention in Miami Beach.
Image Number
JB00261
Photographer
Buckley, John Charles, 1945-2008
Date
1972
Date Note
Photographed between July 10-13, 1972.
Rights
Collection
John Buckley collection
Series/Collection number: N2008- 14, Photographic collection, 1969-1976 ; Box 1, M00023B
Series/Collection number: N2008- 14, Photographic collection, 1969-1976 ; Box 1, M00023B
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Symbolism in politics
Symbolism--Political aspects
Congresses and conventions--Florida--Dade County--Miami Beach
Political conventions--Florida--Dade County--Miami Beach
Political activists
Pacifists
Social movements
Protest movements
Peace movements
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements
Anti-war demonstrations
Symbolism--Political aspects
Congresses and conventions--Florida--Dade County--Miami Beach
Political conventions--Florida--Dade County--Miami Beach
Political activists
Pacifists
Social movements
Protest movements
Peace movements
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements
Anti-war demonstrations
Physical Description
1 photonegative - b&w - 35 mm.
General Note
The gesture was to be symbolic of the dikes the US was bombing in North Vietnam that destroyed agricultural systems and homes.
Biographical Note
Buckley's photography focused primarily on civil rights demonstrations, anti-war rallies, anti-nuclear demonstrations, and women's rights demonstrations.
Anti-war protesters piling dirt from trench during the 1972 Democratic Convention in Miami Beach.
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