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The Communist Party

One report entitled, "The Communist Party" by Pettis Perry, dated April 1953. Item is a transcipt of a speech by Pettis Perry to a jury on January 12, 1953. The case involved Perry, who was accused of involvement with the Communist Party of USA...

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He Sho' Thinks He's Hidin'

One undated tin plaque advertising Cream of Wheat. Image contains minstrel imagery of a Black chef with a small white child hiding. Tag line reads, "He sho' thinks he's hidin.'"

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We Serve Colored, Carry Out Only

One sign dated May 5, 1931. Text says, "We Serve Colored Only, Carry Out Only." Printed by A.A. Signs.

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Colored Seated in Rear

One sign dated August 1, 1929. Text says, "Colored Seated in Rear." Printed by B & B Sign Co.

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Colored Seated in Rear

One sign dated August 1, 1929. Text says, "Colored Seated in Rear." Printed by B & B Sign Co.

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Colored Must Sit in Balcony

One sign dated July 14, 1931. Text says, "Colored Must Sit in Balcony." Printed by Ace Sign Company. According to the text on item, it was likely hung in the Grand Theater in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Drinking Fountain, White, Colored

One sign dated July 14, 1931. Text says, "Drink Fountain, White, Colored." Image includes arrows where white and black people could drink water separately.

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Restrooms, White, Colored

One sign dated 1929. Text says, "Restrooms, White, Colored." Image includes arrows where white and black people could use bathrooms separately at L&N Railroad stations in Louisville, Kentucky.

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[Portrait of Rosa Parks giving fingerprints at police station]

One photograph of Rosa Parks dated February 22, 1956. Image is of Parks at police station being fingerprinted by Sheriff D.H. Lackey in Montgomery, Alabama.

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[Portrait of Rosa Parks giving fingerprints at police station]

One photograph of Rosa Parks dated February 22, 1956. Image is of Parks at police station being fingerprinted by Sheriff D.H. Lackey in Montgomery, Alabama.

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