Title
Picket line at the Boston School Committee offices.
Creator
The Boston Globe (Photographer)
Date created
August 07, 1963
Type of resource
Still image
Genre
Slides (photographs)
Format
Image
Digital origin
reformatted digital
Abstract/Description
On back: "Picket parade w/ signs at school committee." African-American protesters picketing against Boston school segregation. The protesters are holding signs that read: "Freedom Now," "Teech Us to Reed and Rite," "Stop Segregation + Public Schools," "We are Your Children," and "DeFacto Segregation is an Educational Matter."
Collection name
James Fraser photograph collection
Location
James W. Fraser (collector) photograph collection, 1905-ca. 1990 (bulk 1974-1976) (M66): Box 1, Folder 1
Subjects and keywords
African American children
African American civil rights workers -- United States
African American students -- Massachusetts -- Boston
African Americans -- Education -- Massachusetts -- Boston
African Americans -- Political activity -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Protests -- Massachusetts
Segregation in education -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Boston (Mass.). School Committee
Identifier
A002593
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