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Journalism, Pictorial -- United States -- 20th century -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Segregation and desegregation efforts in Florida press photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 414 small
Scope and Contents

The collection of press photographs of desegregation and segregation efforts in Florida consists of photographs used in newspaper articles chronicling Civil Rights struggles between 1958 and 1964. The majority of the photographs depict attempts to desegregate public beaches and movie theaters in the city of St. Petersburg, as well as backlash against those attempts.

Dates: 1958-1964

World War II press photographs of Japanese Americans

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 229 small
Scope and Contents

The press photos of Japanese Americans during World War II contains 14 photographs. The majority depict events related to the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during the war. Many were taken in San Francisco or Los Angeles, though locations in other parts of the United States are also represented.

Dates: 1942 - 1945