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Picketing outside F. W. Woolworth Company store

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Call NumberWH2129-2021-442DateMarch 1, 1960SummaryTwo Black men and a white woman and man hold picket signs outside of the F. W. Woolworth Company store, 1526 Champa Street. Picket signs read "Woolworth & Kress Deny Southern Negroes Right To Eat," "Jim Crow Must Go!," "Woolworth & Kress Peddle Prejudice," and "Woolworth & Kress Support Southern Racism." A white man carrying a small child passes the picketers.Physical Description1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 17 x 22 cm (7 x 8.5 inches)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCivil rights demonstrations--Colorado--DenverF.W. Woolworth Company--BuildingsDenver (Colo.)Geographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRocky Mountain News Photograph CollectionFinding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/8879Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromWH2129, PhotoBox 356, FF "Demonstrations and Protests, Colo. 1960-1967"Original Material Found in CollectionWH2129: Rocky Mountain NewsNotesCondition: Good; top right corner is missing; hand drawn markings.DonorRocky Mountain NewsPublisherRocky Mountain News

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Picketing outside F. W. Woolworth Company store