Mar 21, 2013 - Sale 2308

Sale 2308 - Lot 277

Price Realized: $ 300
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(CIVIL RIGHTS--NAACP.) The Pittsburgh NAACP says Don't Shop at A & P Unfair Practices to Women and Minorities. Black and white placard, 22 x 14-1/4 inches; some slight discoloration, and toning. [Pittsburgh], 1950's

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We could not find the specific occasion of the NAACP's action against A & P, the "Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company," but it probably came somewhere in the late 1950's when so many cases were being sought against unfair hiring practices.