Omaha, Nebraska's DePorres Club Members Protesting Discriminatory Hiring Practices.
Title
Omaha, Nebraska's DePorres Club Members Protesting Discriminatory Hiring Practices.
Description
In 1953, the DePorres Club mounted a successful campaign against Reed’s Ice Cream for discriminatory hiring practices. Here, members of the organization picket outside of Reed’s and talk to community members about their protest. Note the sign held by one of the demonstrators, which draws on African American military service to make an argument for equality at home.
Source
Great Plains Black History Museum, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011
Date
1953
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Format
still image
Type
image
Coverage
Omaha (Neb.)
Original Format
photograph
Collection
Citation
“Omaha, Nebraska's DePorres Club Members Protesting Discriminatory Hiring Practices.,” History Harvest, accessed December 26, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/715.