Harris, Charles "Teenie" (1908-1988) [Protesters with signs reading "Citizens Commitee Says Negro Teachers Want Upgrading Now" and "Doctor Marland Says Wait 4 Years, We Say do It Now" outside Pittsburgh Board of Education building]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09779.10 Author/Creator: Harris, Charles "Teenie" (1908-1988) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Poster Date: 1968 Pagination: 1 p. ; 28 x 35.6 cm. Order a Copy
One black and white photograph of protesters dated 1968 taken by Charles "Teenie" Harris. Image displays protesters--adults and children--holding signs that read, "Citizens Committee Says Negro Teachers Want Upgrading Now," "Dr. Marland Says Wait 4 Years, We Say Do It Now," and "Citizens Committee Says We Want Negro Principals Now!"
On February 2, 1968, it was ordered by the Pennsyvlania Human Relations Coalition that Pittsburgh schools were to desegregate. The district was unable to come up with a comprehensive integration plan within a five-month deadline. A plan was not approved until 1980.
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