African American protestor in Chicago, 1941.

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JarbaloJardine on July 28th, 2021 at 11:20 UTC »

My City recently named a park after a local civil rights leader who, among other things, is credited for integrating our local dairy. He died in 2015. This history isn’t in the past, it is incredibly recent.

Spartan2470 on July 28th, 2021 at 12:23 UTC »

Here is a higher quality and less cropped version of this image. Here is the source. Per there:

Title

Negro carrying sign in front of milk company. Chicago, Illinois

Contributor Names

Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer

Created / Published

1941 July.

mkul316 on July 28th, 2021 at 12:41 UTC »

If Puerto Ricans can get drafted, surely they can vote and get representation.