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Durham-Chapel Hill Walk for Freedom

Marchers walk in freezing rain from Durham to Chapel Hill on January 12, 1964, in support of a pending local public accommodations ordinance.

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Durham-Chapel Hill Walk for Freedom

Photograph by Jim Wallace made on January 12, 1964.

Citation: Jim Wallace, “Durham-Chapel Hill Walk for Freedom,” From the Rock Wall, accessed November 22, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/images/durham-chapel-hill-walk-for-freedom.

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