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Negroes (African Americans), 1946-1968, undated

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 1-4
Identifier: Subseries 1.1

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of the San Francisco march to protest Jim Crow laws; Negro Labor Council members Paul Bower, Vincent Davis and Terry Pettus; Black Panthers at the funeral of Thomas Melvin Lewis, 1968; picket lines at American Airlines offices demanding fair employment practices; and a copy of the Race Restrictions Policy adopted June 27, 1949 allowing realtors to discriminate based on race and nationality. Also includes one folder of photographs of African-American soldiers during World War II.

Dates

  • 1946-1968, undated

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Availability

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Sub-Series: 207 folders (Boxes 1-8; Box 9, folders 1-11)

Repository Details

Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository

Contact:
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571