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Portsmouth VA YMCA is picketed over the Jim Crow law that mandated separate facilities based on race. Text: Above: Jim Crow practices shaped racial interactions of where people could dine, learn, or sit. During the 1960's, Portsmouth young people…

"Colored" sink located at the Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum. From CSX Railroad. c. 1945

Text: Colored Sink. CSX Railroad Corporation. c. 1945

Text: "Colored" Sink. Jim Crow practices mandated that there be no social or physical interactions between blacks and whites, especially in the workplace and in social settings. This hand washing sink, which once hung on a Portsmouth CSX Railroad…

Jim Crow era figurine of African American female

Jim Crow era figurine of African American male

Text: Jim Crow traditions and attitudes formed images of African Americans that were negative, demeaning and unattractive. Distorted facial features created ugly, simple characters that were not to be admired or respected. Jim Crow artifacts courtesy…