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Buildings burned by riots after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination

Declan Haun1968/1968

Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Illinois, United States

After the riots following Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, troops stood guard while exhausted firemen observed the damage.

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Title: Buildings burned by riots after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination
Creator: Declan Haun
Date: 1968/1968
Location: Chicago
Medium: color 35mm slides
Credit: Chicago History Museum, ICHi-68942; Declan Haun, photographer
Creator role: photographer

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