Segregation at Hog Island Dead
Title
Segregation at Hog Island Dead
Subject
Hog Island Ship-Yard Segregation
Description
This Philadelphia Tribune article, written by C. E. Wells, documents the end to segregation at the Hog Island Ship-Yard. The article discusses the long time struggle of the Philadelphia N.A.A.C.P. to end segregation at the government run shipbuilding yard. The article represents a momentous occasion in Philadelphia's history, as the walls of segregation slowly started to crumble at the hands of African American activists such as Isadore Martin.
Creator
C. E. Wells
Source
Philadelphia Tribune
Publisher
WCU, HIS 601/HON 452 Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Fall 2014
Date
April 13, 1918
Contributor
John Hashagen, Dan Harlow
Rights
Used by permission of the Philadelphia Tribune Company, Inc. All rights reserved. The Philadelphia Tribune, with 130 years of continuous publication, is the oldest newspaper in the United States serving the African-American community.
Format
JPG
Type
text
Original Format
Newspaper Article
Files
Collection
Citation
C. E. Wells, “Segregation at Hog Island Dead,” Goin' North, accessed October 8, 2024, http://goinnorth.org/items/show/148.