Jim Peck on the Brooklyn docks

Creator

Collin Gonze

Place Created

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date

October 9 or 10, 1963

Type of Item

Photograph

Description

Jim Peck at a picket line on the Brooklyn docks protesting the South African Pioneer that was carrying goods from South Africa. The picket line was organized by Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the American Committee on Africa (ACOA). The dockworkers, members of Local 1814 of the International Longshoremen's Association, did not cross the picket line for two days, delaying unloading of the ship. Peck attended many anti-apartheid demonstrations. He was active in CORE and the civil rights movement. He was arrested on the first Freedom Ride, the Journey of Reconciliation, in 1947 and the 1961 Freedom Ride. He was the only person who participated in both Freedom Rides. (Source: Collin...

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SOLIDARITY with DANISH, NORWEGIAN & AUSTRALIAN DOCKWORKERS who boycott Apartheid american committee on africa

Organization

American Committee on Africa
Congress of Racial Equality

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Rights Management

Photo courtesy of Collin Gonze.

Collection

Private collection of Collin Gonze