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Chapel Hill policemen carry Johnnie Perry to a police car

Chapel Hill policemen Coy Durham (left) and Amos Horn (right) carry Johnnie Perry to a police car. Perry was participating in a sit-in protesting segregation at Brady's Restaurant.

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Chapel Hill policemen carry Johnnie Perry to a police car

Photograph by Jim Wallace.

Citation: Jim Wallace, “Chapel Hill policemen carry Johnnie Perry to a police car,” From the Rock Wall, accessed November 21, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/images/chapel-hill-policemen-carry-johnnie-perry-to-a-police-car.

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