Press print with caption "NEGRO WOMAN BLOCKS BULLDOZER / A Negro woman hangs on blade of a bulldozer which was parked at the site of mobile classroom units at 74th Street and Lowe Ave. on Chicago's south side Aug. 2. Demonstration was staged by CORE which contends that Negro pupils should be sent to existing predominantly white schools rather than in temporary classrooms."

Chicago, Illinois—Negro Woman Blocks Bulldozer

August 2, 1963

  • Titles Chicago, Illinois—Negro Woman Blocks Bulldozer (Descriptive)
  • Medium gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.6 x 25.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Museum purchase, 2011.63
  • Work Type photograph
  • Classification Photographs

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