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Segregation in America: Photographic Journey Through Racial Divides (1930s - 1940s)

This collection of photographs from the late 1930s to early 1940s visually documents the stark realities of racial segregation in America. The images capture moments from water fountains labeled "White" and "Colored" to segregated seating in theaters and bus stations. Notable photographers like Russell Lee and Marion Post Wolcott highlight the profound social divisions faced by African Americans during this period. These compelling images serve as a powerful reminder of a painful chapter in American history, emphasizing the need for reflection and awareness of past injustices.

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Segregation in America: Photographic Journey Through Racial Divides (1930s - 1940s)

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  2. "Colored" Water Cooler, 1939 Man drinking from a segregated water cooler in an Oklahoma City street car terminal. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 1939. Photograph by Russell Lee. Copyprint. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Prints and Photographs Division (5)Digital ID # cph 3b27120Reproduction # LC-USZ62-80126

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  4. Drinking fountain on the county courthouse lawn, Halifax, North Carolina. Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer. CREATED/PUBLISHED1938 Apr.

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  6. In the above picture, taken in the 1930's, an African-American movie patron is climbing the stairs to the upper rear part of the theater where blacks were required to sit at that time.

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  8. A Sign at the Greyhound Bus Station, Rome, GeorgiaEsther Bubley, photographer, September 1943.

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  10. 1) Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. May 1943.Arthur Siegel, photographer. "A drinking fountain." [Sign: "White."]

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  12. Memphis, Tennessee. October 1939. Marion Post Wolcott, photographer. "Secondhand clothing stores and pawn shop on Beale Street."[Sign: "Hotel Clark, The Best Service for Colored Only."]

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  14. Durham, North Carolina. May 1940. Jack Delano, photographer."A street scene near the bus station."

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  16. Birney, Montana. August 1941.Marion Post Wolcott, photographer. "People who came to Saturday night dance around the bar."

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