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"Students wrecking min. of info." An enormous group of people. Those on higher ground seem calm while those below have their hands in the air in various gestures of anger. There is a South Vietnamese flag.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." An enormous group of people. Several students sitting have placed papers over their heads to keep cool.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." An enormous group of people. Several students sitting have placed papers over their heads to keep cool.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." A group of young people on top of a small building look down on a crowd of civilians and police.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." The crowd parades down the street with two large banners and the South Vietnamese flag.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." An enormous group of people. Those on higher ground seem calm while those below have their hands in the air in various gestures of anger. There is a South Vietnamese flag.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." An enormous group of people. Those on lower ground take a seat. A man with a staff adresses the crowd.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." A long line of students in the street. Some are sitting. Some stand and hold up a large banner.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." Officers contain a crowd.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." The crowd parades down the street with two large banners and the South Vietnamese flag.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." Students sitting or standing. A handful of officers can be seen in the back, making their way to the front of the crowd.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." Two young men stand above a crowd. Behind them is a building.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." Police keep a large group of people out of an open plaza.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." A crowd of people filing into a building. To the right of the door, five children park their bikes near a table. A man walks in front of them.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"Students wrecking min. of info." A crowd of people filing into a building. To the right of the door, five children park their bikes near a table.

Student protesters at the Ministry of Information

"A group of demonstrators were gathering at the front gate of the V.H.D. to take to the streets." A crowd of Vietnamese protestors stand at the gate of the Vien Hoa Dao compound. A group of soldiers in gas masks approaches them. Pillars rise above the crowd with loudspeakers and South Vietnamese flags on them.

Soldiers confronting protestors

"An army man is injured by rioters." A Vietnamese soldier is carried by a group of other soldiers toward the camera.

Injured Vietnamese soldiers

"The rioters were attacking a policeman on duty." Three protestors run toward a policeman. There are many protestors in the background.

Protestors attacking policeman

"A special police man injured by rioters." A Vietnamese soldier is carried away by two other soldiers on the street.

Special policeman injured by protestors

"The commander of the security forces and the venerable Thich Tam Giac were talking with newsmen during the demonstration." A group of reporters crowd around Thích Tâm Giác.

Reporters crowd around Thích Tâm Giác

A Vietnamese woman is sitting on the ground and praying. Many other women are seen praying behind her in rows.

Woman praying

Three Vietnamese women sit cross legged and pray. The woman in the middle is holding a book.

Women praying

Women standing in the crowd- one is holding an umbrella. (Dark Photo)

Protesters

A crowd of young women - a banner is being held above them.

Protesters

Original title: "VN Life", a group of women sitting on the group praying. The woman sitting in the center is holding a book that the other women are reading from. The photo is of a Buddhist religious service, which may have been part of the anti-Diem Buddhist Crisis protests.

Vietnamese women praying

"Unidentified", Photo of a protest. A large crowd of Vietnamese people walk in the street with banners. A boy with a bike walks in the foreground.

Vietnamese protesters marching with banners

"Unidentified", Photo of a protest. A large crowd of Vietnamese people walk in a tree lined street with banners. The street is lined with small shops, and pedestrians have paused to watch.

Vietnamese protesters marching with banners

"Unidentified", Photo of a protest. A large crowd of Vietnamese people walk in a tree lined street with banners. The street is lined with small shops, and pedestrians have paused to watch.

Vietnamese protesters marching with banners

"Unidentified", Photo of a protest. A large crowd of Vietnamese people walk in a tree lined street with banners. The street is lined with small shops, and pedestrians have paused to watch.

Vietnamese protesters marching with banners

"Unidentified", Photo of a protest. A large crowd of Vietnamese people walk in a major intersection with banners. Men riding bikes and motorcycles have stopped to watch in the foreground.

Vietnamese protesters marching with banners

"Unidentified", Photo of a protest. A large crowd of Vietnamese people walk in a major intersection with banners. Men riding bikes and motorcycles have stopped to watch in the foreground.

Vietnamese protesters marching with banners

"Unidentified", a large crowd of young Vietnamese men, sit outside watching a man give a speech . A large South Vietnamese flag hangs behind him. In the background, more men stand behind the speaker and sit on a wall . This is likely a part of the anti-Diệm student protests.

Speeches at a Vietnamese student protest

"Unidentified", a large crowd of young Vietnamese men, sit outside watching a man give a speech . A large South Vietnamese flag hangs behind him. In the background, more men stand behind the speaker and sit on a wall . This is likely a part of the anti-Diệm student protests.

Speeches at a Vietnamese student protest

"Unidentified", a large crowd of young Vietnamese men, sit outside watching a man give a speech . A large South Vietnamese flag hangs behind him. In the background, more men stand behind the speaker and sit on a wall . This is likely a part of the anti-Diệm student protests.

Speeches at a Vietnamese student protest

"Unidentified", a group of protesters, largely young men, sit in a city street. They appear to be listeneing or watching something off camera. Some shield themselves from the sun with pieces of paper.

Vietnamese student protesters listening to speeches

"Unidentified", a large crowd of young Vietnamese men, sit outside watching a man give a speech . A large South Vietnamese flag hangs behind him. In the background, more men stand behind the speaker and sit on a wall . This is likely a part of the anti-Diệm student protests.

Speeches at a Vietnamese student protest

"Unidentified", a group of protesters, largely young men, sit in a city street. They appear to be listeneing or watching something off camera.

Vietnamese student protesters listening to speeches

"Unidentified", Photo of a protest. A large crowd of Vietnamese people walk in a tree lined street with banners.

Vietnamese protesters marching with banners

"Unidentified", Photo of a protest. A large crowd of Vietnamese people walk in a tree lined street with banners.

Vietnamese protesters marching with banners

"Unidentified", Photo of a protest. A large crowd of Vietnamese people walk in a tree lined street with banners.

Vietnamese protesters marching with banners

"Unidentified", a group of Vietnamese men gather and sit on the curb outside a gated building. They appear to be part of a protest as they have a big sign with them.

Protesters sitting on a curb

"Unidentified" Vietnamese soldiers or police stand guard inside a gated courtyard. In the street on the other side of the fence, there is a large crowd of protesters holding banners.

Vietnamese police guarding against protesters

"Unidentified" Vietnamese soldiers or police stand guard inside a gated courtyard. In the street on the other side of the fence, there is a large crowd of protesters holding banners.

Vietnamese police guarding against protesters

"Unidentified" A large group of people stand in a gazebo. In the background, Vietnamese soldiers or police stand guard inside a gated courtyard. In the street on the other side of the fence, there is a large crowd of protesters holding banners.

Vietnamese police guarding against protesters

A group of students sitting and talking on the sidewalk.

Student protesters

After the 1963 coup against Diem, Beverly Keever and other members of the press were invited to a celebratory lunch by a Buddhist political group. In this photo, Keever and several other members of the press sit at a table in a Saigon restaurant. The table is set with fine glassware and plates, but the general mood of the reporters is somber. Keever sits second from the right, in a fashionable dress. Only one other members of the press is identified, John Sharkey of NBC.

Beverly Keever at a press lunch

A Vietnamese woman is sitting on the ground and praying. Many other women are seen praying behind her in rows.

Woman praying

An old Vietnamese man sits and prays.

Man praying

Vietnamese men sitting in prayer. One of the men is holding an umbrella.

Men praying

Two Buddhist monks kneeling and praying. A large group of Vietnamese people are kneeling and praying behind them.

Buddhist monks praying

Vietnamese men sitting in prayer. One of the men is holding an umbrella.

Men praying

Three Vietnamese women sit cross legged and pray. The woman in the middle is holding a book.

Women praying

Original title: "VN Life", a group of women sitting on the group praying. The woman sitting in the center is holding a book that the other women are reading from. The photo is of a Buddhist religious service, which may have been part of the anti-Diem Buddhist Crisis protests.

Vietnamese women praying

Original title: "VN Life", The photo is of a Buddhist religious service, which may have been part of the anti-Diem Buddhist Crisis protests. An old Vietnamese man in traditional clothes sits on the ground in the foreground praying. There is a large crowd of young people praying behind him, and Buddhist monks stand along a wall in the background.

Buddhist Vietnamese man praying

Two Buddhist monks kneeling and praying. A large group of Vietnamese people are kneeling and praying behind them.

Buddhist monks praying

Original title: "VN Life", a group of women sitting on the group praying. The woman sitting in the center is holding a book that the other women are reading from. The photo is of a Buddhist religious service, which may have been part of the anti-Diem Buddhist Crisis protests.

Vietnamese women praying

Original title: "VN Life", The photo is of a Buddhist religious service, which may have been part of the anti-Diem Buddhist Crisis protests. An old Vietnamese man in traditional clothes sits on the ground in the foreground praying. There is a large crowd of young people praying behind him, and Buddhist monks stand along a wall in the background.

Buddhist Vietnamese man praying