Senator George McGovern with Black Leaders
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- 1972-06-26T07:00:00Z
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Washington: Sen. George S. McGovern claimed enough votes 6/26 for a first-ballet nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention on the basis of gaining almost 100 previously uncommitted delegates, mostly black. McGovern is shown with a group of black leaders following a news conference. Left to right are: Rep. William L. Clay (D-Mo.); Rep. Louis Stokes, D-Ohio, McGovern; District of Columbia Delegate Walter E. Fauntroy; Mrs. Coretta King, widow of the late Dr. Martin Luther King; and Henry E. Parker, a delegate from New Haven, Conn.
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- African Americans
History
United States
Prejudice
Desegregation
Civil rights movement
Black Panthers
African American Studies
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- Senator George McGovern with Black Leaders. 1972-06-26T07:00:00Z. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/upi_african_american/39. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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