African American protestor in Chicago, 1941.

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image showing African American protestor in Chicago, 1941.

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.

Edit: since this got so popular here’s some links so you can learn more about this great man and his also impressive wife:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.lansingstatejournal.com/amp/31283871

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.lansingstatejournal.com/amp/99978034

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.

AloversGaming on July 28th, 2021 at 12:35 UTC »

I hope he had a safe and long life.