Discrimination in public accommodations -- North Carolina
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Frank O. Sherrill papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0405
Abstract
The collection primarily consists of newspaper clippings and letters collected by Frank O. Sherrill. Sherrill was the co-founder of the S&W Cafeteria chain, which, like many other restaurants in the South during the time, denied service to black patrons through the early 1960s. By 1963, civil rights supporters pushed for desegregation of public accommodations throughout the South. S&W faced pressure from the public and from civil rights organizations to desegregate their restaurants,...
Dates:
1963
