Longest Walk Satchel Bag (Interior View)

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Creation Date

1978

Description

This image shows the interior view of the canvas satchel carried by AIM activist John Thomas during the Longest Walk demonstration in 1978. The case was used to carry documents collected during the march across the United States. Images on the case were painted by companions along the way.

The words "THE LONGEST WALK & RUN FOR SURVIVAL  1978" are painted on the flap of the document case. A sticker for the Incomindios Schweiz, an international Indigenous rights group founded in 1974 and headquartered in Switzerland, is placed on the opposite side of the case.

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This item is made available as part of the Welcome Home Project for educational purposes only. It is not to be distributed for commercial use.