Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

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This photographic slide depicts a man and woman holding the hands of a small child, walking through a muddy Resurrection City. The woman wears a knee-length red coat and white head scarf, the child wears a hooded brown coat and brown boots, and the man wears a clerical collar, a knee-length black jacket and black boots. The three walk through a muddy area with A frame shelters and portable lavatories in the background. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp./ new york."

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