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Racial Segregation Collection

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Levittown houses, 1958. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc

Levittown houses, 1958. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc
Levittown houses, 1958

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: The Cotton Pickers' Cabin, 1880s. Creator: Walker, William Aiken (1828-1921)

The Cotton Pickers' Cabin, 1880s. Creator: Walker, William Aiken (1828-1921)
The Cotton Pickers' Cabin, 1880s. Private Collection

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Fan advertising the American Beach Negro Ocean Playground, ca. 1935. Creator: Unknown

Fan advertising the American Beach Negro Ocean Playground, ca. 1935. Creator: Unknown
The Negro Ocean Playground at American Beach, near Jacksonville, Florida, was a place where African-Americans could enjoy Recreation and Relaxation Without Humiliation

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: A tobacco plantation, 1745. Creator: Unknown artist

A tobacco plantation, 1745. Creator: Unknown artist
A tobacco plantation, 1745. Private Collection

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). African-American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). African-American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). African-American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Panama Canal, 1913. Men at work. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Home in Glory, Birmingham, AL, 1936. Creator: Unknown

Home in Glory, Birmingham, AL, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Home in Glory, Birmingham, AL, 1936. Federal Theatre of Alabama Presents - "Home in Glory" - With an All Colored Cast - Municipal Auditorium - Thu. Apr. 16 For Colored People - Fri. Apr

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Albert S. Burleson, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Albert S

Albert S. Burleson, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Albert S. Burleson, between 1913 and 1917
Albert S. Burleson, between 1913 and 1917. American politician Albert Sidney Burleson; Postmaster General

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Wooden privies in the Negro area, Washington (southwest section), D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Wooden privies in the Negro area, Washington (southwest section), D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington (southest section), D.C. Wooden privies in the Negro area

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Sign on Alabama Avenue, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D. C (vicinity), 1942

Sign on Alabama Avenue, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D. C (vicinity), 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Anacostia, D.C (vicinity). Frederick Douglass housing project. Sign on Alabama Avenue

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Detail of the structure of a Negro home, Washington (southwest section), D. C. 1942

Detail of the structure of a Negro home, Washington (southwest section), D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington (southwest section), D.C. Detail of the structure of a Negro home

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Homes in the Negro section, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Homes in the Negro section, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Homes in the Negro section

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Bus driver, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Bus driver, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Bus driver

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Negro buses waiting for passengers, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Negro buses waiting for passengers, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Negro buses waiting for passengers

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Buses operated by the city which are used only by Negroes, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943

Buses operated by the city which are used only by Negroes, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Buses operated by the city which are used only by Negroes

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: City hospital for Negroes, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

City hospital for Negroes, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. City hospital for Negroes

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Negro section, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks

Negro section, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Negro section

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Autograph sheet from Negro League Baseball Players Association Reunion, October 13, 1990

Autograph sheet from Negro League Baseball Players Association Reunion, October 13, 1990
A white autograph sheet with black printed text " N.L.B.P.A. / AUTOGRAPH SHEET" at the top

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Report card for Carlotta Walls from Little Rock Central High School, 1957 - 1958

Report card for Carlotta Walls from Little Rock Central High School, 1957 - 1958
Carlotta Walls LaNier was the youngest of the nine African-American students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in September 1957. In 1954 the U.S

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Poll tax receipt for Lee Carr from Hardin County, Texas, 1955. Creator: Unknown

Poll tax receipt for Lee Carr from Hardin County, Texas, 1955. Creator: Unknown
During the era of segregation in the United States, voting rights were denied to African Americans in the form of discriminatory taxation

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Souvenir programme for the Southern Tennis Association Annual Tournament, 1933

Souvenir programme for the Southern Tennis Association Annual Tournament, 1933
A souvenir program for an annual tennis tournament sanctioned by the Southern Tennis Association and held at the Tuskegee Institute 2-5 August 1933

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Souvenir programme for 1924 Worlds Colored Championship, 1924. Creator: Lemaitre

Souvenir programme for 1924 Worlds Colored Championship, 1924. Creator: Lemaitre
A 20-page souvenir program for the 1924 Worlds Colored Championship baseball series

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Programme for Club Ebony, 1947-1948. Creator: Unknown

Programme for Club Ebony, 1947-1948. Creator: Unknown
The program is a single sheet of heavyweight cream paper that folds in half. The front features a black and red illustration of a conga drum and womans head printed in the top left corner

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Diploma for Carlotta Walls from Little Rock Central High School, July 8, 1960

Diploma for Carlotta Walls from Little Rock Central High School, July 8, 1960
Carlotta Walls LaNier was the youngest of the nine African-American students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in September 1957. In 1954 the U.S

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Pennant from a Negro League East vs. West All-Star Game, ca. 1933. Creator: Unknown

Pennant from a Negro League East vs. West All-Star Game, ca. 1933. Creator: Unknown
Souvenir from one of the annual East-West All-Star Games for Negro league baseball players during the era of racial segregation. This game was played at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Wool sweater for the Eastern Colored League, 1923-1928. Creator: Unknown

Wool sweater for the Eastern Colored League, 1923-1928. Creator: Unknown
The Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Clubs, also known as the Eastern Colored League (ECL)

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Building brick from Spelman Colleges Upton Hall, ca. 1905. Creator: Unknown

Building brick from Spelman Colleges Upton Hall, ca. 1905. Creator: Unknown
Spelman College, in Atlanta, Georgia, is a private, historically Black, womens liberal arts college. A clay brick that was once part of the structure of Spelman Colleges Upton Hall

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: The Nations Prayer Call Vol. 2 No. 4, 1956-1957. Creator: Unknown

The Nations Prayer Call Vol. 2 No. 4, 1956-1957. Creator: Unknown
Newsletter of " The Nations Prayer Call" from the Zion Baptist Church. The newsletter has two pages total with black printed text on both sides. The paper is yellowed and creased

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Poster for an All Stars baseball game, 1930s. Creator: Unknown

Poster for an All Stars baseball game, 1930s. Creator: Unknown
Advertisement for a baseball game between the Colored All Stars and the White All Stars at Halloran Park, Lima, Ohio

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Building brick from Bethune-Cookman Universitys White Hall, ca. 1916. Creator: Unknown

Building brick from Bethune-Cookman Universitys White Hall, ca. 1916. Creator: Unknown
A clay brick that was once part of the structure of Bethune-Cookman Universitys White Hall. BCU is a private historically black university in Daytona Beach, Florida

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Sign for the Booker T. Motel, ca. 1950. Creator: Unknown

Sign for the Booker T. Motel, ca. 1950. Creator: Unknown
Motel sign from Humboldt, Tennessee, named for Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), an African-American educator, author and orator. Colored indicates that the motel was for African-Americans only

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Sign from segregated railroad station, ca. 1930s. Creator: Unknown

Sign from segregated railroad station, ca. 1930s. Creator: Unknown
Under segregation in the United States, Black people were prohibited from using the same facilities as whites

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: The Democracy of Mr. Lynch, End 1930s. Creator: Deni (Denisov), Viktor Nikolaevich (1893-1946)

The Democracy of Mr. Lynch, End 1930s. Creator: Deni (Denisov), Viktor Nikolaevich (1893-1946)
The Democracy of Mr. Lynch, End 1930s. Private Collection

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Freedom to the prisoners of Scottsboro!, 1932

Freedom to the prisoners of Scottsboro!, 1932. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Pinback button for the Philadelphia Stars, 1933 - 1952. Creator: Unknown

Pinback button for the Philadelphia Stars, 1933 - 1952. Creator: Unknown
The Philadelphia Stars baseball team belonged to the Negro National League, one of several Negro leagues which were established during the era of racial segregation in the United States

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Pinback button for the New York Black Yankees, 1932 - 1948. Creator: Unknown

Pinback button for the New York Black Yankees, 1932 - 1948. Creator: Unknown
The New York Black Yankees baseball team belonged to the Negro National League, one of several Negro leagues which were established during the era of racial segregation in the United States

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Pinback button for the Kansas City Monarchs, 1920 - 1965. Creator: Unknown

Pinback button for the Kansas City Monarchs, 1920 - 1965. Creator: Unknown
The Kansas City Monarchs baseball team belonged to the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: Ticket for the Pickwick Theatre, ca. 1940. Creator: Unknown

Ticket for the Pickwick Theatre, ca. 1940. Creator: Unknown
The world of entertainment, like so many other areas of life, was segregated along racial lines during this period of US history

Background imageRacial Segregation Collection: The Cotton Wagon, 1880s

The Cotton Wagon, 1880s. Private Collection


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