May 07, 2020 - Sale 2534

Sale 2534 - Lot 363

Price Realized: $ 625
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(PHOTOGRAPHY.) Kennedy, Stetson; photographer. Photograph of a segregated area of Jacksonville Zoo. Photograph, 3 1/2 x 5 inches; minor wear, photographer's inscription on verso. Jacksonville, FL, circa 1964

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William Stetson Kennedy (1916-2011) was a well-known white Floridian author with an interest in folklore and human rights; he is best known for infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in 1947 and aiding in their prosecution. This snapshot shows an African-American man staring at a sign reading "Colored Area. Dogs Not Permitted in Zoo Grounds." On verso, Kennedy has captioned in his own hand "Jacksonville Municipal Zoo, Photo by Stetson Kennedy ca 1964."