Protest against Philadelphia Transportation Company hiring practices

Item

Title
Protest against Philadelphia Transportation Company hiring practices
Description
African Americans protesting against the Philadelphia Transportation Company's policy of not hiring black motormen or conductors.
Contact
blockson@temple.edu
Date
1943
Digital Collection
John W. Mosley Photographs
Civil Rights in a Northern City
Philadelphia Transit Strike of 1944
Digital Collection Facet
Philadelphia Transit Strike of 1944
Digital Publisher
Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries
Folder
Mosley, John W.--PTC Protests
Format
Image/jp2
Geographic Subject
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Identifier
BPA001X0919440000004
Item URL
http://digital.library.temple.edu/utils/ajaxhelper/?CISOROOT=/p15037coll17&CISOPTR=297&action=2&DMSCALE=25.00000&DMWIDTH=1400&DMHEIGHT=1400
Photographer
Mosley, John W.
Repository
Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection
Rights
This material is subject to copyright law and is made available for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only. For access to the original or permission to publish, please contact Temple University Libraries, the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection (blockson@temple.edu; 215-204-6632).
Subject
African Americans
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
African Americans--Employment--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Civil rights
Civil rights demonstrations
Protests
Public transportation
Segregation in transportation--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Trolley cars
Type
Photographs