Demonstration in Atlanta

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In 1947 demonstrators gather in Atlanta to demand the desegregation of the Atlanta police force. The signs read: "For Negro Police"; "105,000 Negro Citizens Rate at Least 1 Negro Police"; and "Negro Police Will Aid in Law & Order."

Courtesy of Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Demonstration in Atlanta

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