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The Stanley Theatre located on the corner of 16th Street and Market Street segregated African Americans in the gallery of the theatre, separate from White patrons. I. Maximilian Martin Jr. became involved in the desegregation of the theatre when he…

A tabulation and report of the generosity of Michael Yaffe's Food and Relief Station which helped people of all races.

In this newspaper article from the Philadelphia Tribune, Joseph Trent discusses how white architects, who design African American Methodist Episcopal Churches, often choose not to use black builders. Trent claims there were numerous occasions in…

This postcard from the Penn-Harris Hotel portrays the building which I. Max Martin spent time at the Penn-Harris Hotel with his father during a savings and loan convention. The two men were given the run around, but both men were eventually…

The O.V. Catto School was an all Black school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 26 North 42nd Street. The school was built so White and Black students did not have to attend school together. Isadore Martin Sr. refused to send his son, I.…

I. Maximilian Martin Jr. brought suit against the theatre manager for the Stanley Theatre in Philadelphia on the corner of 16th Street and Market Street. Martin Jr. had the manager arrested and held in jail for forcing Martin Jr, and George Evans…

An article discussing an aggressive membership drive to raise revenues for Philadelphia's branch of the N.A.A.C.P.