&quot;Public Swimming Pool, White Only&quot; Sign

Original Title: Whites Only Iron Swimming Pool Sign
Devised Title: "Public Swimming Pool, White Only" Sign
Date: 1931
Creator: Unknown See all items with this value
Contributor: James Eaton
Description: The iron "Whites Only" swimming pool sign from Selma, Alabama, dating back to 1931, starkly illustrates the era's racial segregation and discrimination. This historical artifact symbolizes the oppressive Jim Crow laws that enforced racial barriers in public spaces.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Racism See all items with this value; Social movements 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: Iron; Paint
Additional Techniques: Casting
Measurements: L:36cm x W:14cm
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: AR_0012_03_0005
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.FAMU.0094
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