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May Day Civil Rights Demonstration on Boston Common, May 1, 1935

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Artifact Overview

Protest marchers paraded through Boston, Massachusetts, neighborhoods on May 1, 1935. The demonstrators lifted banners denouncing fascism, discrimination, and Jim-Crowism, and other messaging. The diverse group of activists marched peacefully to the Boston Commons, though some newspaper accounts stressed disturbances during the May Day event.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

01 May 1935

Subject Date

01 May 1935

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Research Center General Photograph Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2001.142.29

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6.5 in
Width: 8.5 in

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