NAACP pickets City Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio   Save
Jack Klumpe Safety Negative Collection
Description: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People set up picket lines in front of the Cincinnati, Ohio, City Hall as a way to make public their concerns about unequal civil rights, in this protest staged on August 4, 1965. Hand-painted signs can be seen reading "I am a union man, color me white only" and "Injunction VS Justice." On February 12, 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by a multiracial group of activists. The group sought to overthrow segregation and establish equal justice and educational opportunities for all Americans regardless of race. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV3_B16F25_02
Subjects: Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; African American Ohioans; Social movements; Protests and protestors; City halls--Ohio; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)