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Caroline Hunter Boycott Polaroid
Caroline Hunter, co-founder of the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement, wears a “No Bullshit, Boycott Polaroid” campaign button, advocating against Polaroid’s contract with the Apartheid government in South Africa.
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- History
- Social Studies
- Democracy & Civic Engagement
- Human & Civil Rights
Caroline Hunter Boycott Polaroid
Caroline Hunter Boycott Polaroid
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Photograph taken by and courtesy of Ken Williams.
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