Welfare Rights

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A black-and-white photograph of a woman in a crowd at a rally in Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. The woman is smiling and is wearing a sleeveless floral top. She is also wearing a white Welfare Rights pinback button. There is a crowd of people behind her. The people are also wearing the white Welfare Rights pinback buttons. Some of them are wearing black hats with brims. The people are holding signs. The one in the center of the image reads [MORE / MONEY / NOW!] the “o’s” in “More” and “Money” are connected, and they are a vertical infinity sign. The word [WELFARE] is typed vertically down the proper right side of the sign, and the word [RIGHTS] is typed vertically down the proper left side. The word [ORGANIZATION] is typed across the bottom. There is a white border around the image.

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