Photographic print of steelworkers protesting in downtown Pittsburgh
date: label: Date
content: June 1966
name: label: Photograph by
content: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Herbert Hill, American, 1924 - 2000
label: Subject of
content: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Caption
content: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) began protesting U.S. Steel for its promotion, payments, and treatment of African American employees. The NAACP protested in front of U.S. Steel buildings in several different cities in 1966.
label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of NAACP activists protesting segregated work spaces at U.S. Steel. The activists march on either side of the street though downtown Pittsburgh. An unidentified man to the left holds a sign which reads: [U.S. STEEL / STILL HAS / SEGREGATED / FACILITIES / in 1966.] Herbert Hill, NAACP labor leader, holds a sign that reads: [Down! with Tokenism, Equal Job Opportunities for all...NOW!]. There is an imprint of a palm tree in the bottom right corner of the border on the front of the photograph. The back of the photograph is blank.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Skilled labor
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.302.66
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic gelatin
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 3/8 × 11 in. (21.3 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)