Group of people in a picket line, holding NAACP Baltimore Branch protest signs, as they march against the Jim Crow admission policy at Ford's Theatre. Protestors include Paul Robeson, third from left, and Dr. John E. T. Camper, fifth from left. By 1952, Ford's Theatre (once located at 320 West Fayette Street in Baltimore, Maryland)…

Paul Robeson, Dr. John E. T. Camper, and others protesting Ford’s Theatre Jim Crow admission policy

Description

Group of people in a picket line, holding NAACP Baltimore Branch protest signs, as they march against the Jim Crow admission policy at Ford's Theatre. Protestors include Paul Robeson, third from left, and Dr. John E. T. Camper, fifth from left. By 1952, Ford's Theatre (once located at 320 West Fayette Street in Baltimore, Maryland) dropped its segregation policies, but struggled to remain open and was eventually demolished in 1964 to make room for a parking garage.

Creator

Henderson, Paul S.

Date

circa 1948

Language(s)

English

Collection Number

BCLM HEN

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Object ID

HEN.00.A2-158

Extent

1 negative

Resource ID

5257

Notes

This collection is part of the larger Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, transferred to the Maryland Historical Society (now Maryland Center for History and Culture) in 1998.

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