Children in the Silent Protest Parade, 1917
Title
Children in the Silent Protest Parade, 1917
Description
This image depicts the Silent Protest Parade on July 28th, 1917, which consisted of 8,000 to 10,000 African Americans protesting the lynching of African Americans and black violence. Civil Rights activist W. E. B. Du Bois and the NAACP organized this protest in an effort to convince President Woodrow Wilson to uphold his promise to implement anti-lynching and anti-violence legislation to protect African Americans. This image includes rows of young children holding hands while participating in this protest.
Creator
The New York Public Library
Source
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Children in the Silent Protest Parade, 1917. (The Brownies' Book)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920 - 1921. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-7944-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Publisher
http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-7944-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Date
November 11, 2015
Contributor
Shannon Ferrara
Coverage
1920s
Files
Collection
Citation
The New York Public Library, “Children in the Silent Protest Parade, 1917,” Three Decades of NYC, accessed May 13, 2024, http://www.loyolanotredamelib.org/en203/items/show/70.