Photograph of a man in a wheelchair at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man in a wheelchair in front of a nuclear protest sign during the twentieth anniversary of the March on Washington, August 27, 1983. The man is depicted in the central foreground, seated in a wheelchair decorated with American flags and text that reads [[P]OW-MI[A]]. He is wearing military camouflage uniform and cap and sunglasses. The large sign behind him reads [DISGRACE TO DECENCY, CIVILIZATION, / REASON, AND LOGIC.] at the top. Below are two graphics of a nuclear mushroom cloud with the word [NO] painted inside each cloud. The text below the cloud on the left side of the image reads [DECENT CIVILIZED PEOPLE / DO NOT NUKE FELLOW / HUMANS.]. The text below the cloud on the right side reads [THE WORLD MUST / RENOUNCE THIS MADESS. / IT STARTS WITH YOU.].

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