Lancaster's southeast quadrant, the seventh ward, shown with members of Lancaster City Council and Redevelopment Authority tour the area to be cleared in the 1960s. Mayor George Coe, with paper in paper in pocket, leads the group. W. Hensel Brown, Jr. is on the sidewalk at left.
Local Chapter of NAACP protest in front of Hager's Department store. Marchers cover entire block carrying signs. Signs include "Segregated Jobs" and "If We Buy Why Not Sell?" Three lanes of traffic with cars such as Corvairs, '60 Chevy Convertible, Ford Station Wagon, '56 Chevy, Nash Rambler and Ford Falcon.
Various County officials lined up to shake hands with a man and woman. Ben Weaver, Commissioner, Brenda Swingler, Clerk of Quarter Sessions, Paul Paes, Register of Wills are the only identifiable officials.
Photograph- Latin-American women singing. Photos from the Charter, By-Laws and Minutes of the Lancaster County Chapter of the United Nations Association, 1965-1969. Oriningally housed in MG-266, Series 1, Folder 46.
Photograph- Latin-American women singing. Photos from the Charter, By-Laws and Minutes of the Lancaster County Chapter of the United Nations Association, 1965-1969. Oriningally housed in MG-266, Series 1, Folder 46.
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Latin-American women singing. Photos from the Charter, By-Laws and Minutes of the Lancaster County Chapter of the United Nations Association, 1965-1969. Oriningally housed in MG-266, Series 1, Folder 46.