Description: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People set up picket lines in front of the Cincinnati, Ohio, City Hall as a way to make public their concerns about unequal civil rights, in this protest staged on August 4, 1965. Hand-painted signs can be seen reading "I am Brick-layer, color me white" and "2200 Carpenters 10 Negroes." On February 12, 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by a multiracial group of activists. The group sought to overthrow segregation and establish equal justice and educational opportunities for all Americans regardless of race. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV3_B16F25_04
Subjects: Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; African American Ohioans; Social movements; Protests and protestors; City halls--Ohio; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People set up picket lines in front of the Cincinnati, Ohio, City Hall as a way to make public their concerns about unequal civil rights, in this protest staged on August 4, 1965. Hand-painted signs can be seen reading "I am an electrician, color me white only" and "Papa Says Jim Crow Must Go!" On February 12, 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by a multiracial group of activists. The group sought to overthrow segregation and establish equal justice and educational opportunities for all Americans regardless of race. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV3_B16F25_01
Subjects: Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; African American Ohioans; Social movements; Protests and protestors; City halls--Ohio; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People set up picket lines in front of the Cincinnati, Ohio, City Hall as a way to make public their concerns about unequal civil rights, in this protest staged on August 4, 1965. Hand-painted signs can be seen reading "Papa Says Jim Crow Must Go!" and "Taxation Without JOB Representation." On February 12, 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by a multiracial group of activists. The group sought to overthrow segregation and establish equal justice and educational opportunities for all Americans regardless of race. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV3_B16F25_03
Subjects: Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; African American Ohioans; Social movements; Protests and protestors; City halls--Ohio; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People set up picket lines in front of the Cincinnati, Ohio, City Hall as a way to make public their concerns about unequal civil rights, in this protest staged on August 4, 1965. Hand-painted signs can be seen reading "I am a union man, color me white only" and "Injunction VS Justice." On February 12, 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by a multiracial group of activists. The group sought to overthrow segregation and establish equal justice and educational opportunities for all Americans regardless of race. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV3_B16F25_02
Subjects: Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; African American Ohioans; Social movements; Protests and protestors; City halls--Ohio; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People set up picket lines in front of the Cincinnati, Ohio, City Hall as a way to make public their concerns about unequal civil rights, in this protest staged on August 4, 1965. Hand-painted signs can be seen reading "Down with All White Unions" and "Taxation Without JOB Representation." On February 12, 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by a multiracial group of activists. The group sought to overthrow segregation and establish equal justice and educational opportunities for all Americans regardless of race. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV3_B16F25_05
Subjects: Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century; Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; African American Ohioans; Social movements; Protests and protestors; City halls--Ohio; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: People standing near and crossing a river under a large, simple suspension bridge in Liberia. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P3_B02F07_H
Subjects: Bridges; Rivers; People
Places: Liberia (Africa)
 

Description: Liberian people outside a grass-roof structure. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P3_B02F07_S
Subjects: Buildings; Houses; People
Places: Liberia (Africa)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Code K2 Class. Human Interest Ident. Woman, child and cat Location. S. E. Ohio Credit W.P.A. OHIO COLLECTION Caption Home Interlude People at work + play" The photograph shows an elderly woman and a young boy, possibly her grandson, posed on the front porch of a log home. A cat is lying in the foreground. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F10_020_001
Subjects: Elderly people; Boys; Cats; Log structures; Families
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A man wearing a cap pushes himself north on High Street in his wheelchair, in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Across the street, a man waits at the bus stop in front of the Franklin County Municipal Court. A walk sign, a mailbox, and a newspaper stand are also visible in the photograph. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B07F185_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Downtowns; Courthouses; Wheelchairs; People with disabilities
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Harry E. Davis (1882-1955), a Republican representative from Cuyahoga County who served in the Ohio House of Representatives during the 84th session (1921-1922) and 85th session (1923-1924) , 86th session (1925-1926) and 87th session (1927-1928) of the General Assembly. He was later elected as a senator to the Ohio Legislature in 1947. Davis, a Cleveland native, graduated from Western Reserve University's law school in 1908, and was an early member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In his time in politics, he worked to fight discriminatory legislation and to advance civil rights in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P206_B20_Davis
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Ohio House of Representatives; Ohio--Politics and government; Elected officials; Civil rights; Lawyers--Ohio; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "-People." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F07_015_001
Subjects: Elderly people
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Photograph of William R. Stewart (1864-1858), a representative from Mahoning County who served in the Ohio House of Representatives during the 72nd session (1896-1897) and 73rd session (1898-1899) of the General Assembly. When Stewart's parents moved with their young son from Pennsylvania to Youngstown, Ohio, they were the community's first African American family. As a young man, he worked as a brick mason and in the railroad industry before attending law school in Cincinnati. Once he was elected to the Ohio House, he focused on legislation related to anti-lynching laws, pensions for police and firemen, and various public works. He continued his legal career in and out of politics, and was a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People involved in improving race relations in his community. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P206_B08_Stewart
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Ohio House of Representatives; Ohio--Politics and government; Elected officials; Civil Rights; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)