- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Scripto Employee Strikes
- Contributor to Resource:
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University
- Date of Original:
- 1964
- Subject:
- History
Archaeology - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Operation Breadbasket was created in 1962 as a branch of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). A minister-led program, Operation Breadbasket worked to improve economic conditions in the Black community through boycotts and organized support.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Operation Breadbasket signage. The sign shows support for the 1964 Scripto Strike and a boycott of Scripto products, as well as a request that individuals "Do not cross the picket line" and "Do not apply for employment." - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/the-scripto-strikes/scripto-strikes_004/
- Original Collection:
- Southern Christian Leadership Records
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
-
