Civil Rights in a Northern City: Philadelphia > Desegregation of Girard College

Mrs. Sadie T. M. Alexander is presented with an award of honor by the Veterans of Foreign Wars

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Title

Date

1963-09-11

Photographer

Latham

Description

Mrs. Sadie T. M. Alexander is presented with an award of honor by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Philadelphia County Council, for her services to the community. She is the first woman to be honored by the all male organization. From left, Mrs. Sadie T. M. Alexander, chairman, Commission on Human Relations; Judge Raymond Pace Alexander, Common Pleas Court; Dr. Matthew F. Gutowicz, commander of the Philadelphia County Council of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.""

Subjects

Awards

Rites and ceremonies

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 the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection (blockson@temple.edu; 215-204-6632).

Contact

scrc@temple.edu

Folder

Alexander, Raymond Pace--News/Group

Digital Collection

Civil Rights in a Northern City

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs

Repository

Temple University Libraries, Urban Archives

Digital Publisher

Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries

Identifier

B007066B