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Racial Incident at Benjamin Franklin High School photographs, 1945

Photographs contain images related to a racial incident that occurred at Benjamin Franklin High School in September 1945. Included are photos of newspaper headlines regarding the incident, a Columbus Day Parade attended by Mayor LaGuardia, and a visit to the school from Frank Sinatra.

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Main Author: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies (Creator)
Collection:Leonard Covello papers (#MSS 040)
Leonard Covello photographs (#PG107)
Date:1945
Box Number:Box 11
Folder Number:Folder 13
Format: Electronic
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/9751
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Summary: Photographs contain images related to a racial incident that occurred at Benjamin Franklin High School in September 1945. Included are photos of newspaper headlines regarding the incident, a Columbus Day Parade attended by Mayor LaGuardia, and a visit to the school from Frank Sinatra.

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