This is a photograph of some of the members of the Cedar Rapids Chapter of the NAACP. This chapter became inactive during the Great Depression, but was reactivated in 1942 after African Americans were denied access to the new swimming pool at Ellis Park in Cedar Rapids. Content can be used with the following standards: 5th Grade SS 5.26 Civil Rights in a lesson on Iowans' contributions to Civil Rights progress. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions.
2018.012.005 [Print, Photographic]
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