Black man's shoeshine stand removed from Palmer Park.

ID: 2532 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Times-Picayune. ~ Date: October, 31, 1934.

This file appears in: Segregation in Palmer Park

The owner of this shoeshine stand, an African American, was forced to remove his chair from Palmer Park; white shoeshine vendors were allowed to continue their trade in the park.

This file appears in: Segregation in Palmer Park

Segregation in Palmer Park

By Kevin McQueeney & Kathryn O'Dwyer

Though designated for public use, Palmer Park was segregated until the 1970s. The park’s namesake, Benjamin Palmer, was a staunch defender of slavery and leading segregationist, set a tone of…