Segregation Collection (page 5)

Ticket for the Pickwick Theatre, ca. 1940. Creator: Unknown
The world of entertainment, like so many other areas of life, was segregated along racial lines during this period of US history

OLE MISS RIOT, 1962. White students rioting over the enrollment of James Meredith, a black student, at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi

OLE MISS RIOT, 1962. Students waving Confederate flags at the University of Mississippi football game in Jackson, Mississippi

BUS STATION, 1943. The sign for the colored waiting room at a bus station in Rome, Georgia. Photograph by Esther Bubley, 1943

JIM CROW LAWS, 1939. A segregated water fountain at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Photographed by Russell Lee, 1939

Four young black men sitting in at a segregated lunch counter at a drug store in Jackson, Mississippi
LUNCH COUNTER SIT-IN, 1961. Four young black men sitting in at a segregated lunch counter at a drug store in Jackson, Mississippi

Dining Hall, Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey
A view from the rear of the dining hall cum chapel (also known as the Great Hall) at what is thought to be the Holborn Union workhouse at Merton Lane, Mitcham, Surrey

Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey
The dining hall at the Holborn Union workhouse in Mitcham, Surrey. The uniformed inmates sit at benches in segregated sections - the men can be seen at the rear of the hall

Hexagonal workhouse, perspective view
Perspective view of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

Hexagonal workhouse, ground floor plan
The ground floor layout of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

Square workhouse, ground floor plan
The ground floor layout of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

Building damaged in a riot, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Building with ground floor tobacconists shop, damaged in a riot in Belfast, Northern Ireland and boarded up with corrugated iron. Date: 1969

Protestant woman, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Protestant woman with a Union flag purse in her pocket, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Back alley between slums, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Litter-strewn back alley between slums, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Damaged front door, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Front door damaged in a riot, Falls Road area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Broken window, Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Broken window in the Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Houses damaged in a riot, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Houses damaged in a riot in Belfast, Northern Ireland. One house has the front door and ground floor window bricked up. Date: 1969

Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. Atlanta. Unit
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. Several buildings linked to the life of Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968). Memorial. Atlanta. United States

ANTI-SEGREGATION, 1955. Thurgood Marshall and Spottswood Robinson III in Washington, D.C. to meet with the Supreme Court over school segregation. Photograph, 1955

ALABAMA: SCHOOLHOUSE, c1920. A teacher and African American students in front of a schoolhouse, possibly in Pine Level, Alabama. Photograph by unknown photographer, c1920

FREEDOM RIDERS, 1961. Civil rights activists en route from New York to Washington, D.C. to protest racial segregation. Photograph, 1961

DESEGREGATION: ALABAMA. African American anti-segregation activists, including Reverend Frederick Shuttlesworth, sit alongside white passengers on a bus in Birmingham, Alabama. Photograph, 1956

CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST, 1963. African American protesters kneel on the sidewalk outside of City Hall in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest racial segregation. Photograph, 1963

ARKANSAS: LITTLE ROCK, 1958. White students stand in front of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas with a sign reading " This school closed by order of the federal goverment."

GEORGIA: SEGREGATION, 1962. Residents playing chess outside housing designated for African-Americans in Albany, Georgia. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler, August 1962

ROSS BARNETT (1898-1987). American politician and segregationist. With a framed declaration from Louisianian politicians, supporting his segregation efforts on the University of Mississippi campus

OLE MISS RIOT, 1962. A US Army truck on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, Mississippi, prior to the riot caused by segregationists protesting the enrollment of James Meredith

GEORGIA: BUS STATION, 1962. Passengers waiting outside of a Trailways bus station in Albany, Georgia. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler, 18 August 1962

GEORGIA: SEGREGATION, 1962. A sign in a restaurant window in Albany, Georgia. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler, 18 August 1962

POSTER: SWIMMING, c1938. Poster for swimming lessons offered by the New York City Department of Parks. Silkscreen by John Wagner, c1938

SEGREGATED FOUNTAIN, 1943. A whites only drinking fountain at the Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards in Baltimore, Maryland. Photograph by Arthur Siegel, 1943

CHICAGO: YMCA, c1915. African American men in the lobby of the Chicago colored YMCA. Photograph, c1915

BUS STATION, 1943. Schoolgirls waiting at a bus stop in a small town in Tennessee. Photograph by Esther Bubley, September 1943

DETROIT, 1942. People waiting to drink from a water fountain at the zoo in Detroit, Michigan. Photograph by Arthur Siegel, 1942

MEMPHIS: BEALE ST. c1939. Men in front of a billiard hall on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, c1939

MEMPHIS: BEALE ST. c1939. Secondhand clothing stores and pawn shops on Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, c1939

SEGREGATED BUS STOP, 1940. Scene at a segregated bus stop in Durham, North Carolina. Photographed by Jack Delano, May 1940

SEGREGATED SCHOOL, 1941. An African American singing class in a rural one room schoolhouse, Greene County, Georgia. Photograph by Jack Delano, October 1941

SEGREGATED SCHOOL, 1938. One room African American schoolhouse in Destrehan, Louisiana. Photograph by Russell Lee, September 1938

SEGREGATED FOUNTAIN, 1938. A boy drinking from a segregated water fountain on the county courthouse lawn in Halifax, North Carolina. Photographed by John Vachon, April 1938

SEGREGATED THEATER, 1939. An African American going into the colored entrance of a movie theater in Belzoni, Mississippi. Photographed by Marion Post Wolcott in 1939

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, 1902. Students at Tuskegee Institute learning about the Jamestown colony in a history class. Oil over photograph by Frances B. Johnston, 1902

New room for women MPs at House of Commons. 27 June 1929

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"Breaking Barriers: A Journey Towards Equality" In the face of adversity, Rosa Parks, an American civil rights advocate, took a courageous stand on that fateful day in Montgomery, Alabama. Seated at the front of a public bus, formerly reserved for whites only, she challenged the unjust system of segregation. Behind her sat Nicholas C. Criss, a reporter capturing this historic moment that would forever change the course of history. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean in Pentonville Prison in North London's Islington district, another form was being enforced. The walls confined individuals deemed unfit to be part of society; their voices silenced and their dreams shattered. Yet amidst these dark times emerged glimpses of unity and progress. In laboratories around the world, light micrographs revealed cells undergoing mitosis - dividing and multiplying without prejudice or discrimination. In Northern Ireland's Falls Road, two men engaged in conversation despite societal divisions fueled by years of conflict. Their interaction served as a reminder that dialogue can bridge even seemingly insurmountable divides. Ida Bell Wells-Barnett became an influential leader in civil rights advocacy during a time when African Americans were marginalized and oppressed. Her unwavering determination paved the way for future generations fighting against injustice. On Oxford streets filled with passionate demonstrators protesting apartheid policies thousands of miles away from South Africa itself - they stood united against racial segregation. The burning buildings during Detroit's race riots captured through black-and-white photographs serve as haunting reminders of deep-rooted tensions within American society – highlighting how far we still had to go towards achieving true equality. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site stands as a testament to one pivotal moment where nine brave students faced hostility while seeking equal education opportunities in Arkansas' racially divided landscape. Topeka's Brown vs. Board Education National Historic Site echoes with significance as it marks the landmark Supreme Court case that declared segregated schools unconstitutional nationwide – igniting hope for a more inclusive future.