Title

Protest Against Overcrowding in Black Schools, 1951

Description

Attorney David M. Grant holding a coffin. A protest against overcrowding in St. Louis' segregated Black schools. The protest occurred in November 1951 at the Board of Education after 10-year-old David Brooks was shot to death at Wheatley School.

Creator

Charles E. Bannister

Subject

Protests

Segregation

Education History

David M. Grant

African American Schools

St. Louis Black American History

Medium

Black and white 5x7 print

Format

Photographs, .jpg

Date

November 1951

Source

The State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis: Charles Bannister Photograph Collection

Identifier

S0583_14