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Flag Burning protest
Flag Burning protest

Flag Burning protest

Date10/14/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Flag Burning protest: A Free Quebec demonstrator holds a burning U.S. flag outside legislature Sunday during a demonstration to back Quebec's struggle for liberation. Seven protesters were arrested after fights with police.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012457F
Burning anger
Burning anger
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At right, a U.S. flag and posters of the Economic Summit leaders go up in flames on University Ave. yesterday when police arrested 137 protesters who tried to scale barriers
At right, a U.S. flag and posters of the Economic Summit leaders go up in flames on University Ave. yesterday when police arrested 137 protesters who tried to scale barriers
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