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Civil Rights in Fort Wayne : A Photographic Retrospective
- Print, Photographic
- 2000.27.7
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Stage view of black man (Dr. Martin Luther King) speaking behind podium; group of people seated behind him with curtain filling the background.
Exhibit photo label (spring 2000): "Dr. King ... shown at the podium when he addressed an overflowing i... View Full Record
- Print, Photographic
- 2000.27.8
- Frontier Club of Fort Wayne
- Four black men posed in front of curtain.
Exhibit photo label (spring 2000): "Fort Wayne Branch of the Frontier's Club sponsored the public speaking engagement of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy in 1963. . . at the Van O... View Full Record
- Print, Photographic
- 2000.27.9
- Citizens for Equality Through Separation Protest
- Group of five young white men along Berry street holding signs such as "Equality yes, Integration No."
Exhibit photo label (spring 2000): "When Dr. King made his national appearance in Fort Wayne in 1963, these [men] ... paraded across the street... View Full Record
- Print, Photographic
- 2000.27.5
- Civil Rights Protest by NAACP Youth
- Young black man and woman carrying signs in open field with row of store fronts in distant background.
Exhibit photo label (spring 2000): "Two unidentified youths from NAACP Fort Wayne Youth Council are picketing at Northcrest Shopping Center wher... View Full Record
- Print, Photographic
- 2000.27.4
- Civil Rights Picketers
- Crowd surrounds automobile in front of a building; many people with "equal rights" signs; cameramen and onlookers.
Exhibit photo label (spring 2000): White protestors picketing in downtown Fort Wayne . . . 1964. Copyright News Sentinel, for displ... View Full Record
- Print, Photographic
- 2000.27.2
- Civil Rights March to Allen County Court House
- Blacks and whites walking along the 200 block of Jefferson Street; most wear winter coats in the snow.
Exhibit photo label (spring 2000): "Civil Rights March to Allen County Court House to protest the treatment of African Americans in Fort Wayne.... View Full Record
- Print, Photographic
- 2000.27.3
- Civil Rights March Protesting Job Discrimination
- Long line of people on Calhoun street near intersection of Wayne; most wear winter coats in the snow.
Exhibit photo label (spring 2000): "Murphy's (located on Calhoun Looking north, where Norwest bank is today) was the site of demonstrators protest... View Full Record
- Print, Photographic
- 2000.27.10
- Ministerial Alliance March for Desegregation
- Large group of black men walking in street 6 to 7 abreast.
Exhibit photo label (spring 2000): "The Ministerial Alliance leading a march of 100 people to the Fort Wayne School Board meeting. When no desegregation plan was delivered, the ministers... View Full Record
- Print, Photographic
- 2000.27.1
- Freedom School
- Black woman standing before a group of children seated in a class setting.
Exhibit photo label (spring 2000): "In 1965, Freedom Schools were started after the Fort Wayne Community School boycott. Instructors like Katherine Simmons conducted class... View Full Record