&quot;Colored Only, No Whites&quot; Sign

Original Title: Colored Only
Devised Title: "Colored Only, No Whites" Sign
Date: 1921
Creator: ACE Sign Co. See all items with this value
Contributor: James Eaton
Description: A "colored only" sign was a segregation-era sign typically found in the United States during the Jim Crow era, which enforced racial segregation in public places. These signs were used to designate areas, facilities, or services that were reserved for people of color and donated by Dr. James Eaton.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Racism See all items with this value; Law See all items with this value; Race relations See all items with this value
Location: Tallahassee; Leon County; Florida; United States of America
Type: Three-Dimensional Object
Medium: Wood; Paper
Additional Techniques: Carving
Measurements: L:14cm x W:33cm
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: AR_0012_03_0004
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.FAMU.0089
Rights: All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.
Contributing Institution: Florida A&M University
Collection: James N. Eaton Collection See all items with this value
Language: English