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Arthur Beaumont drags a sit-in protestor away from the entrance to the Woollen Gym parking lot.

This is the entrance to the Woollen Gym parking lot. There was a protest after one of the ball games, where protesters blocked people from leaving Fetzer Field where they parked. Police dragged protesters away, including this UNC student.

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Arthur Beaumont drags a sit-in protestor away from the entrance to the Woollen Gym parking lot.

Photograph by Jim Wallace made on February 8, 1964.

Citation: Jim Wallace, “Arthur Beaumont drags a sit-in protestor away from the entrance to the Woollen Gym parking lot.,” From the Rock Wall, accessed November 24, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/images/arthur-beaumont-drags-a-sit-in-protestor-away-from-the-entrance-to-the-woollen-gym-parking-lot.

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