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Protest and Politics: 1968, Year of the Barricades #5056

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Date: May 13, 1968
Location: Paris, France
Photographer: © Guy Le Querrec
Source: Magnum Photos

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3th arrondissement. Rue Beaubourg. Students and workers demonstrating from Place de la Republique to Place Denfert-Rochereau (14th).

Note: The signs read: “The riots of Algiers brought De Gaulle to power. The political fight and the barricades have caused his demise and will bring his downfall.”

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