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@ Georgia State University

Southern Labor Archives

Description

Text on the sign: "We cater to White Trade Only." Stetson Kennedy (1916-2011), writer and civil rights activist, collected these photographs during the course of his career fighting for equality throughout the Southern United States.

Record Contributed By

Georgia State University

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Diners (Restaurants)
  3. Discrimination
  4. Discrimination In Restaurants
  5. Restaurants
  6. Segregation
  7. Signs (Notices)

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