Picketing Ford's Theatre

ID: 1696 ~ Source: Maryland Historical Society, HEN.00.A2-156 ~ Creator: Paul Henderson ~ Date: c. 1948
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Picketing Ford's Theatre

Paul Robeson (left) and Dr. John E.T. Camper (right) were photographed picketing at Ford’s Theatre holding signs that read "Fords discriminates against American citizens." and "Show your belief in democracy, please don't cross this picket line."

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By The Explore Baltimore Heritage team
Baltimore activists have a long history of fighting discrimination and segregation in the city’s public establishments. In the years after World War II, the NAACP and their allies worked to end segregated seating at Ford’s Theatre on Fayette Street…