Civil Rights in a Northern City: Philadelphia > Philadelphia Transit Strike of 1944

Protest against Philadelphia Transportation Company hiring practices

Files

Title

Date

1943

Photographer

Mosley, John W.

Description

African Americans protesting against the Philadelphia Transportation Company's policy of not hiring black motormen or conductors.

Subjects

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

Geographic Subject

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Format

Image/jp2

Type

Photographs

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).

Contact

blockson@temple.edu

Folder

Mosley, John W.--PTC Protests

Digital Collection

John W. Mosley Photographs

Civil Rights in a Northern City

Philadelphia Transit Strike of 1944

Repository

Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection

Digital Publisher

Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries

Identifier

BPA001X0919440000005