Human Pyramid in Crowd of 50,000: Mayday 1971

Part of the crowd that gathered May 1, 1971 in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. in advance of planned demonstrations to shut down the U.S. government.

 

The Mayday Tribe organized an attempt to shut down the U.S. government in Washington, D.C. in protest of the continued war in Indochina May 3-5, 1971.

 

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May 1: flic.kr/s/aHsk5GV1JM

May 2: flic.kr/s/aHsk5CKtKq

May 3: flic.kr/s/aHsk5bjYqk

May 4: flic.kr/s/aHsk64GugT

May 5: coming soon

 

 

Photographer is un-credited. Courtesy of the D.C. Public Library Washington Star Collection © Washington Post.

 

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