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 "Down with All White Unions" and "Taxation Without JOB Representation." 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_05
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)