People's Flag Show
The People's Flag Show was a November 1970 exhibition at Judson Memorial Church in New York City by Faith Ringgold, and Jon Hendricks, known as the Judson Three. The exhibition was raided by the police and the artists arrested on a charge of flag desecration. They were convicted and fined $100 each, but this was later overturned with support from the New York Civil Liberties Union.

The organizers of the exhibition wanted to test the boundaries of “repressive laws governing so-called flag desecration.” This intent was posted on a flyer calling for artist participation for the week-long event. While the exhibition was not explicitly an antiwar event, it grew out of the antiwar movement, with many of the works included in the exhibition referencing and in some cases expressing disapproval of the Vietnam War.
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Judson Memorial Church
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flag desecration
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New York Civil Liberties Union
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Vietnam War
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People's Flag Show
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November 1970
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