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"Drinking fountain on the county courthouse lawn, Halifax, North Carolina" by John Vachon, 1938

"Drinking fountain on the county courthouse lawn, Halifax, North Carolina" by John Vachon, 1938
Photographer John Vachon captures segregation enforcement in Halifax, North Carolina in April 1938.
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Date / time
April 1938
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Library of Congress - Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Photographers
Author(s)
John Vachon

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Jewish Women's Archive. ""Drinking fountain on the county courthouse lawn, Halifax, North Carolina" by John Vachon, 1938." (Viewed on November 21, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/colored-drinking-fountain>.