Protest Against IRS
Photograph caption:
The Rev. Paul C. R. Peterson of Burbank's First Baptist Church addresses 100 demonstrators before Internal Revenue Service offices in Los Angeles.
Article summary:
“We protest the discrimination of the Internal Revenue Service against loyal conservative constitutional Americans!” Holding this banner aloft, some 100 demonstrators, mostly from Burbank, gathered at the old Los Angeles Plaza near Union Station yesterday for a march on the Federal Building, four blocks away. The rally was organized by the Rev. Paul Peterson, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Burbank, to protest recent action by the Internal Revenue agents to revoke the tax-exempt status of Oklahoma evangelist, the Rev. Billy James Hargis.
Photographer: George Brich, Valley Times Photo Collection/Los Angeles Public Library
Photograph dated January 16, 1965
Slipstream
Look at the way those protesters are dressed! I'd forgotten we were those people back in the day, or at least our parents were. This is a great photo, especially during these times. Thanks George!
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I’m glad you liked my photo.
Many thanks, George
Bootstrap
Capturing the moment - great photo!
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Many thanks for your response to my photo.
Best wishes, George
Evangel
A very interesting piece of protest history we don't see often. The angle of the shot is wonderful. Those old buildings probably don't even exist anymore.
Judging from the attire of the protesters, they look like John Birchers who were good with discriminating against blacks but didn't want the IRS to "discriminate" against their preacher who must have been preaching racist politics from the pulpit—a big no-no for any church that wants to keep its non-profit status.
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Thanks for your input on my photo.
Best wishes, George Brich.comss
Well Street
I had similar thoughts from this photo. First, people were finely dressed for picketing back then, and then I wondered what type of political speech the preacher used to get the church's status revoked.