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Object Title
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"Colored Only, No Whites" Sign
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Object ID
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AR_0012_03_0004
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Created By
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ACE Sign Co.
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Date
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1921
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Date Span
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1900-1999
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Medium
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Wood | Paper | Carving
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Dimensions
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L:14cm x W:33cm
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Description
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A "colored only" sign was a segregation-era sign typically found in the United States during the Jim Crow era, which enforced racial segregation in public places. These signs were used to designate areas, facilities, or services that were reserved for people of color .
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Subject Of
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Racism, Law, Race relations, "Colored-Only" Signs: A Window into America's Segregated Past, The Legacy of Jim Crow: Understanding "Colored-Only" Signage, Segregation in Plain Sight: A Study of "Colored-Only" Signs, The Symbolism of "Colored-Only" Signs in American History, The Cultural and Social Impact of "Colored-Only" Signage, Beyond the Signs: The Stories Behind "Colored-Only" Spaces, Racial Divides: "Colored-Only" Signs and the Civil Rights Movement, From Oppression to Memory: The History of "Colored-Only" Signage, The Art of Separation: Analyzing "Colored-Only" Signs in Public Spaces, Visual Markers of a Divided Nation: The "Colored-Only" Sign Legacy, The Power of a Sign: "Colored-Only" and the Fight for Equality, "Colored-Only" Signs: Documenting an Era of Racial Injustice, Silent Witnesses to History: The Role of "Colored-Only" Signs in Racial Segregation, Reclaiming Space: The End of "Colored-Only" Signs and What They Represent Today, "Colored-Only" and "Whites-Only": A Study of American Apartheid Through Signage
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Placed Used
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Southern United States
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Collection Title
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James N. Eaton, Sr. Collection
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Collection ID
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AR_0012
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Credit Line
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Courtesy of the Meek-Eaton Black Archives/James N. Eaton, Sr. Collection
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Restrictions and Rights
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All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of Meek-Eaton Black Archives is an infringement of the copyright law.
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Photograph Rights Holder
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Florida A&M University Meek-Eaton Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum
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Spatial Coverage
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On Display
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Location
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Jim Crow Exhibition Hall
