Truman Speaks at Independence Day Ceremonies
Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)
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This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Information Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 24520427
Full Citation: Photograph 306-SSM-5F-63-5152; Students from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Take Part in the Civil Rights March on Washington; 8/28/1963; Miscellaneous Subjects, Staff and Stringer Photographs, 1961 – 1974; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/students-pittsburgh-march-on-washington/, July 11, 2026]
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