Joseph S. Clark, Mayor of Philadelphia c. 1968
Title
Joseph S. Clark, Mayor of Philadelphia c. 1968
Subject
Clark, Joseph S.; Philadelphia. Mayor; Philadelphia (Pa.); Democratic Party (Pa.); United States. Congress.; United States. Congress (85th, 1st session : 1957). Senate
Description
Joseph S. Clark served as Mayor of Philadelphia from 1952 to 1956 and as United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1957 to 1969. He was a part of the Democratic Party, and had a major impact of desegregating City Hall in the 1950s, hiring qualified Blacks such as Ralph Jones to offices previously unattainable by Blacks.
Source
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Publisher
WCU, HIS 601/HON 452 Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Fall 2014
Date
c. 1968
Contributor
Olivier Loignon, Melanie Pezdirtz
Rights
Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Format
JPG
Type
Still Image
Original Format
Photo
Files
Collection
Citation
“Joseph S. Clark, Mayor of Philadelphia c. 1968,” Goin' North, accessed October 4, 2024, http://goinnorth.org/items/show/385.