Integration Collection (#2)

Girls adjusting each others packs for a hike at Camp Fern Rock, Bear Mountain, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Bear Mountain, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Fern Rock, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Girls adjusting each others packs for a hike

Campers hiking at Camp Fern Rock, Bear Mountain, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Bear Mountain, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Fern Rock, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Campers receiving last minute instruction before a hike

A letter from home is always good news, Camp Fern Rock, Bear Mountain, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks
Bear Mountain, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Fern Rock, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. A letter from home is always good news to the campers

Michailyn calling her buddie Marie at Camp Fern Rock, Bear Mountain, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks
Bear Moutain, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Fern Rock, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Michailyn calling her buddie Marie

Practicing on the archery range at Camp Fern Rock, Bear Mountain, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks
Bear Mountain, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Fern Rock, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service, practicing on the archery range

Loretta Gyles pulling a bow at Camp Fern Rock, Bear Mountain, New York, 1943 Creator: Gordon Parks
Bear Mountain, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Fern Rock, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Loretta Gyles of the Methodist Camp Service pulling a bow

Sun bathing on Lake Tiorati, Camp Christmas Seals, Haverstraw, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Haverstraw, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Christmas Seals, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Sun bathing on Lake Tiorati

Rumors should not be spread, Camp Christmas Seals, Haverstraw, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Haverstraw, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Christmas Seals, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Rumors should not be spread

Interracial activities at Camp Christmas Seals, Haverstraw, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Haverstraw, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Christmas Seals, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service

Camp buddies at Camp Christmas Seals, Haverstraw, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Haverstraw, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Christmas Seals, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Camp buddies

Barbara Layne on her vacation at Camp Christmas Seals, Haverstraw, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Haverstraw, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Christmas Seals, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Barbara Layne on her vacation

Mrs. Addie C. Cox, director, Camp Christmas Seals, Haverstraw, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Haverstraw, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Christmas Seals, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Mrs. Addie C

Recreation at Camp Christmas Seals, Haverstraw, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Haverstraw, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Christmas Seals, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Recreation includes swimming, fishing, and boating

The end of a swimming period, Camp Christmas Seals, Haverstraw, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Haverstraw, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Christmas Seals, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. The end of a swimming period

Campers singing at Camp Gaylord White, Arden, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Arden, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Gaylord White, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Campers singing the " Ballad for Americans"

Rest period at Camp Gaylord White, Arden, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Arden, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Gaylord White, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Rest period

Mrs. Janet P. Murray with nursery school camper, Camp Ellen Marvin, Arden, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Arden, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Ellen Marvin, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Mrs. Janet P

Mothers supervising their children at Camp Ellen Marvin, Arden, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Arden, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Ellen Marvin, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Mothers supervising their children who are playing in a jungle gym

The nursery at Camp Ellen Marvin, Arden, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Interracial activities at Camp Ellen Marvin, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. The nursery. Arden, New York

Miss Sumi Yumaguchi, Japanese dietican, Camp Ellen Marvin, Arden, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Interracial activities at Camp Ellen Marvin, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Miss Sumi Yumaguchi, Japanese dietician. Arden, New York

Campers helping with the kitchen work at Camp Ellen Marvin, Arden, New York, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Interracial activities at Camp Ellen Marvin, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Campers helping with the kitchen work. Arden, New York

Festival of Mountain and Plain parade, 1896 (b / w photo)
DPL415535 Festival of Mountain and Plain parade, 1896 (b/w photo) by Kirkland, Charles D. (1851-1926); Denver Public Library

A Sohere suggestion for meeting increasing congestion
Illustration suggesting the need for specially constructed motor-ways to help ease increasing traffic congestion in 1924. The drawing accompanies an article by R. P

Rocky Mountain Paint Shop, c. 1880-90 (b / w photo)
DPL415497 Rocky Mountain Paint Shop, c.1880-90 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info.: street in Boulder)

A womens sewing circle at the Rodeph Sholom Sisterhood, 157 East 94th Street
MNY380873 A womens sewing circle at the Rodeph Sholom Sisterhood, 157 East 94th Street, New York, 1920 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

A womens Americanization class at the Rodeph Sholom Sisterhood, 157 East 94th Street
MNY380872 A womens Americanization class at the Rodeph Sholom Sisterhood, 157 East 94th Street, New York, 1920 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

First verse of the British national anthem in Hebrew (colour litho)
5235780 First verse of the British national anthem in Hebrew (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Racing shirt for the New York Pioneer Club worn by Ted Corbitt, 1950s. Creator: Unknown
African-American long-distance runner Ted Corbitt joined the New York Pioneer Club, the nations first integrated running organization, in 1947

A thousands thoughts
Giacomo Bruno

Pub Scene, Forest Hill, London Borough of Lewisham, 13th September 1964

Sant Singh Shattar, Royal Mail Postal Worker, pictured 6th October 1960. He is Birminghams first postman allowed to wear a Turban as part of his official uniform, not a cap

Asian family in Smethwick, a town in the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough, in the West Midlands of England. 24th July 1961

Together We Win : American World War II poster showing black and white soldiers fighting side by side
WWII: BIRACIAL UNITY POSTER. Together We Win : American World War II poster showing black and white soldiers fighting side by side

The happier side of Liverpool life, where races mix and happiness frustrates violence

An integrated classroom at Anacostia High School, Washington, D. C. Photograph by Warren Leffler, 1957
INTEGRATED CLASSROOM, 1957. An integrated classroom at Anacostia High School, Washington, D.C. Photograph by Warren Leffler, 1957

Four young black men sitting in at a segregated lunch counter at a drug store in Jackson, Mississippi
LUNCH COUNTER SIT-IN, 1961. Four young black men sitting in at a segregated lunch counter at a drug store in Jackson, Mississippi

Dexter Avenue in a middle class neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan, previously all white, now, in 1957, integrated
DETROIT: INTEGRATION, 1957. Dexter Avenue in a middle class neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan, previously all white, now, in 1957, integrated

Rugs. 19th century. Hungary
Rugs in a room dedicated to working women and the beginning of the industry. Interior. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

DESEGREGATION: ALABAMA. Civil rights activists on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama after the issuance of the Supreme Courts integration order. From left to right: Ralph Abernathy, Martin Luther King Jr

LITTLE ROCK NINE, 1957. African American students Jefferson Thomas and Ernest Green reading a newspaper article related to their efforts to attend Little Rock Central High School. Photograph, 1957

ERNEST GREEN (1941-). American man know for being a member of the Little Rock Nine, the group of African American students who first integrated Little Rock Central High School

ARKANSAS: LITTLE ROCK, 1958. White students stand in front of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas with a sign reading " This school closed by order of the federal goverment."

ANTI-INTEGRATION, 1957. A walkout of white students at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in protest of integration, being dispersed by national guardsmen. Photograph, 1957

SCHOOL DESEGREGATION, 1957. African American student Elizabeth Eckford studying at home after being turned away from Little Rock Central High School by National Guardsmen. Photograph, September 1957

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"Integration: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges" In the face of adversity and discrimination, it has been a powerful force in shaping our society, and is a concept that goes beyond mere coexistence; it represents the struggle for equality and justice. One iconic image captures this fight for civil rights - Rosa Parks defiantly sitting at the front of a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1956. This act challenged the segregation laws that had long oppressed African Americans, inspiring countless others to join the battle. Yet, integration was not always met with open arms. In Birmingham, Alabama during the spring of 1963, a young black man endured an attack by a police dog during a Youth Mass Demonstration. This haunting image serves as a reminder of the violence faced by those who dared to challenge racial inequality. Across continents and industries alike, it has played its part in transforming societies. At Lea Hall Colliery and Rugeley A Power Station in Staffordshire during 1963, workers from diverse backgrounds united under one common goal - employment opportunities for all after World War II. Art too became an instrument for promoting integration. Ben Shahn's poster "Welders" urged war workers to register to vote in the Presidential election of 1944 through unity and collective action. The struggle continued throughout history with protests like that captured by Delcan Haun's lens during an Integration Protest in Monroe, North Carolina in August 1961. These demonstrations were pivotal moments where individuals demanded equal treatment regardless of their race or ethnicity. Integration extended beyond national borders as well. The YWCA division for foreign-born women released a vibrant lithograph titled "For United America" back in 1919 - emphasizing harmony among immigrants within American society. Even local communities witnessed both progress and challenges on their path towards integration.