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Leaving Fowlds Park the protest marches with sound and passion
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of the front line of anti-Springbok tour protesters as they are leaving Fowlds Park and walking up Rocky Nook Ave. Protesters are wearing protective helmets and holding hand-made wooden shields, one protester is standing in front of the crowd punching their fist into the air.
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- Title: Leaving Fowlds Park the protest marches with sound and passion
- Creator: John Mercer
- Creator Lifespan: b. 1949
- Creator Nationality: New Zealander
- Creator Birth Place: New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Date Created: September 12, 1981
- Location: Mount Albert (Auckland, N.Z.)
- Physical Dimensions: 35 mm frame
- Subject Keywords: Springboks (Rugby team), Springbok Tour (1981 : New Zealand), Protest movements--New Zealand--Auckland, Protest movements., Discrimination in sports
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: Notes provided by John Mercer June-July 2021: And with sound and passion! The guy at the front is orchestrating the protest slogans and the chants of "Amandla Ngawetu" "Free Nelson Mandela", etc. Passionate voices, determined faces, shields, helmets and plenty of padded clothes.
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