Poster titled “Baby George”

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A poster titled “Baby George,” by George Stewart. The poster is white and features a black-and-white montage of illustrations depicting figures and scenes from the Civil Rights Movement, the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as the Holy Week Uprisings of 1968. King is centrally depicted from the chest up in three-quarters bust post, looking at the viewer. The illustration is superimposed over are two (2) additional illustrations of King looking off to the left and right edges of the poster. In the top right corner is an illustration of the United States Capitol Building and an illustration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom depicting the Washington Monument and crowds gathered around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. In the bottom right corner are illustrations of Coretta Scott King, Rev. Ralph David Abernathy Sr., and an illustration of King’s funeral and service.

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