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Two items, a button and a pamphlet, produced by the Coalition for a Black Count, which campaigned to get Black residents counted in the 1970 US Census. Both items are emblazoned with the slogan "Make Black Count. Get in the '70 Census." The campaign sought accurate Census figures on Black people to ensure better political representation and government apportionment of funding and services for Black communities. The pamphlet tells the reader that if they aren't counted in the Census, it will...
Dates:
1970