Henry James McNair 1963 Fort Lauderdale Identification Card, 1963-03-21
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Items
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Henry James McNair Fort Lauderdale Identification Card (AARLCC-2003.30), African American Research Library and Cultural Center Special Collections, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
One Fort Lauderdale identification card for Black workers that the Fort Lauderdale Police Department issued to Henry James McNair on March 21, 1963.
- Biographical / historical:
During the era of segregation in Broward County, the government issued identification cards like these to Black workers, who had to present the cards upon request in order to work in white areas. James McNair used this card when he was employed as a busboy at the Largo Mar Hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach.
- Processing information:
This collection received container level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Henry James McNair 1963 Fort Lauderdale Identification Card is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
Henry James McNair Fort Lauderdale Identification Card (AARLCC-2003.30), African American Research Library and Cultural Center Special Collections, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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African American Research Library and Cultural Center, Broward County Library2650 Sistrunk BoulevardFort LauderdaleFL33311USA
