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(CIVIL RIGHTS--SEGREGATION.) Colored.

RELIC FROM THE ERA OF SEGREGATION (CIVIL RIGHTS--SEGREGATION.) Colored. Metal and porcelain sign, from a public facility, 10 x 2 1/2 inches; two small holes for attaching to a wall with some slight rust, minimal rust and wear to the edges, consistent with age. Np (U.S. South), circa 1940s-50s

  • Notes: A rare relic of the years of segregation that followed the Supreme Court''s 1896 decision in Plessy vs Ferguson, and its ruling of "separate but equal."
  • Condition: All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries'' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues.

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