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Racial Incident at Benjamin Franklin High School photographs, 1945
Racial Incident at Benjamin Franklin High School photographs, 1945
Racial Incident at Benjamin Franklin High School photographs, 1945
Racial Incident at Benjamin Franklin High School photographs, 1945
Racial Incident at Benjamin Franklin High School photographs, 1945
Racial Incident at Benjamin Franklin High School photographs, 1945
Racial Incident at Benjamin Franklin High School photographs, 1945
Racial Incident at Benjamin Franklin High School photographs, 1945
Racial Incident at Benjamin Franklin High School photographs, 1945
Racial Incident at Benjamin Franklin High School photographs, 1945
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Racial Incident at Benjamin Franklin High School photographs, 1945

Permanent ID:
9751
Date:
1945
Image Description:
Photographs contain images related to a racial incident that occurred at Benjamin Franklin High School in September 1945. Included are photos of newspaper headlines regarding the incident, a Columbus Day Parade attended by Mayor LaGuardia, and a visit to the school from Frank Sinatra.
Collections:
Leonard Covello papers
Leonard Covello photographs
Related People or Organizations:
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies (creator)
Leonard Covello, 1887-1982 (depicted)
La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry) (depicted)
Sinatra, Frank (depicted)