From Racial Segregation to the Oval Office (1 of 3)
The United States appears poised to elect its first president of African-American descent. To appreciate the magnitude of this event, let's time-travel back to the 1930s and '40s, courtesy of photos from the American Memory collection.
A 1938 restaurant window in Ohio. (Ben Shahn)
This half-mile long concrete wall was erected in Detroit, Michigan in 1941. Photographer John Vachon explains its purpose was "to separate the Negro section from a white housing development going up on the other side."
Feb. 1942 in Detroit. (Arthur S. Siegel)
Labels: Arthur S. Siegel, Ben Shahn, John Vachon, racial segregation, Russell Lee
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