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The Black Agenda of the 80s

1980s

Watts, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

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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 photograph of a pair of signs on a fence. One says "WHAT IS THE BLACK AGENDA" with a phone number, and the other is advocating for "Jobs not [J]ails." An inscription on the back reads [WATTS DEMONSTRATION / MLK COMMEMORATION 80's].

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Catalog reference: 2010.74.177

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