Photo of School Overcrowding, Plaintiff Exhibit 2, Board of Education of the City of Chicago v. Chicago Branch, NAACP, et al.
Title
Photo of School Overcrowding, Plaintiff Exhibit 2, Board of Education of the City of Chicago v. Chicago Branch, NAACP, et al.
Creator
Not Specified
Subject
School overcrowding and segregation in Chicago
Description
A black-and-white photograph showing African American students in an overcrowded Chicago public school classroom during the mid-1960s. The image documents the "Willis Wagons" era, where mobile trailers were used to maintain segregation instead of integrating white schools.
Publisher
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Contributor
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Eastern Division)
Date
1964-1965
Type
Image
Format
Image/jpg
Source
National Archives at Chicago; Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States.
Rights
Public Domain
Original Format
Black and White photographic print
Files
Collection
Citation
Not Specified, “Photo of School Overcrowding, Plaintiff Exhibit 2, Board of Education of the City of Chicago v. Chicago Branch, NAACP, et al.,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed May 6, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/5818.
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