Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior
Description:
Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior. Ickes ordered the desegregation of facilities at Shenandoah National Park. Local park officials and Virginia Senator Byrd resisted his efforts. The Park's facilities would not be completely desegregated until 1950.
Date:
1938
Creator:
Melanie Tenorio
Subject
Segregation in Shenandoah National ParkContributor
Photo by Maurice Constant."This record contains unverified, old data from caption card."
Library of Congress
Format
None recorded.Source:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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None recorded.Citation
Melanie Tenorio, “Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior,” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 5, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/97.
