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Ku Klux Klan Set “Viet-Cong” Boat Ablaze

A crowd of white Americans gather around a wooden boat set on fire by a Ku Klux Klan member. "Viet-Cong" is painted on the side of the boat.

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Louis Beam (right), Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, sets fire to a boat labeled “Viet-Cong” during a rally for white Texas Gulf fisherman in Santa Fe, Texas in 1981.

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19.04.03

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Bettmann Archive

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Ku Klux Klan Set “Viet-Cong” Boat Ablaze

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June 3, 1981

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Santa Fe, Texas, United States

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https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/in-this-demonstration-of-support-for-galveston-bay-news-photo/1312358002

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Creator

Bettmann Archive

Contributor

Bettmann Archive

Date

1981-06-03

Location

Santa Fe, Texas, United States

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Subject

Vietnamese Americans; Hate crimes; Racism; Seafood industry; Discrimination

Source

Getty Images

Credit Line

Courtesy of Bettman Archive, Getty Images.

Licensor

Getty Images

MUMI Number

19.04.IMG.026

Creator

Bettmann Archive

Contributor

Bettmann Archive

Date

1981-06-03

Location

Santa Fe, Texas, United States

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Subject

Vietnamese Americans; Hate crimes; Racism; Seafood industry; Discrimination

Source

Getty Images

Credit Line

Courtesy of Bettman Archive, Getty Images.

Licensor

Getty Images

MUMI Number

19.04.IMG.026

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