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Young man wearing helmet with peace sign, burns his draft card at an anti-draft demonstration at the Selective Service System headquarters
This image depicts a young man burning his draft card, a powerful act of protest against the Vietnam War and U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Draft card burning became a symbolic gesture of defiance, aligning with the hippie movement's emphasis on peace…
Young Korean Academy
This is an image of the Young Korean Academy in San Francisco.
Young girl standing against heavily damaged building
A young girl leans against the ruins of a building during the Korean War. Williams often documented the damaged and bombed-out buildings he encountered in Korean towns and cities. During the stalemate of 1952, rebuilding was largely on hold as the…
You Can Jail a Revolutionary, but You Can't Jail a Revolution
This poster depicts an image of Fred Hampton (deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Party) gesticulating against a larger than life portrait of his head, against a blue and black stripe background. From the larger head are thick blue and…
Yokuts by Louis Choris
Two Ohlone men hunting. Painted by Louis Choris.
Yellow Star
Starting in September 1941, Jews in Germany were stigmatized by having to wear the Yellow Star. It had been introduced earlier in the territories occupied by Nazi Germany. The star had to be visible on the upper left chest side of the clothing. The…
Y.I. Chazov, Minister of Health, to the CPSU CC, 'Medical Aspects of the Accident at Chernobyl AEhS'
A summary of the measures taken by health ministries in the aftermath of the accident, laid out in narrative format.