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EarlG

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62. I've spent the last couple hours combing through footage trying to find us

Sat Jan 20, 2024, 03:31 PM

Jan 2024

I've located the area that we were at (Freedom Plaza around 13th Street I believe) but I couldn't find a glimpse of the banner on the C-SPAN, CNN, or NBC coverage that's out there. Unfortunately I can't find any full-length coverage at all from MSNBC. I might have an old VHS tape somewhere with the footage on, maybe I'll try and dig it out in time for the 25th anniversary

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