Stanley Theatre Manager Held on $300 Bail
Title
Stanley Theatre Manager Held on $300 Bail
Subject
Stanley Theater, William Lafferty, I. Maximilian Martin Jr., George Evans Jr., N.A.A.C.P., Stanton Theater Company, Philadelphia, 16th Street, Market Street
Description
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 Jr. to sit in the gallery. Eventually the N.A.A.C.P.'s involvement in the case pushed the Stanton Theatre Company to desegregate all their Philadelphia theatres.
Creator
Philadelphia Tribune
Source
Philadelphia Tribune
Publisher
WCU, HIS 601/HON 452 Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Fall 2014
Date
April 20, 1933
Contributor
John Hashagen, Kelsee Noden
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
Newspaper Article
Original Format
Paper
Files
Collection
Citation
Philadelphia Tribune, “Stanley Theatre Manager Held on $300 Bail,” Goin' North, accessed December 5, 2023, https://goinnorth.org/items/show/382.